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Google Talk Claims Openness, Lacks S2S Support

Posted by Hemos on from the unhappiness-in-the-joy dept.

rm writes "This LiveJournal entry by Nugget quite well sums up the disappointment in Google Talk among many Jabber users, caused by the service's complete lack of XMPP server-to-server communication support: '...Google has uncharacteristically missed the real strength of the Jabber design. Despite all their self-congratulation about open communications they've only embraced the smaller, less important aspect of the Jabber openness.'"

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  1. You know Slashdots going downhill when... by pmazer · · Score: 5, Funny

    the article starts with "This LiveJournal entry by Nugget..."

    1. Re:You know Slashdots going downhill when... by kc0re · · Score: 2, Funny

      You, are of course implying by that statement, that this *points* is the beginning of Slashdot's decline. This is not the beginning, it's virtually more grease on the rails of the sled of decline.

      News for Nerds, Reporting on Blogs.

      What are we? CNN?

    2. Re:You know Slashdots going downhill when... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
      Without the ability to identify credible sources (yes, I know it is sometimes possible with blogs) a piece of information is essentially worthless.

      So, you'll understand why I'm not taking your comment on board at all?

    3. Re:You know Slashdots going downhill when... by That's+Unpossible! · · Score: 2, Funny

      Without the ability to identify credible sources a piece of information is essentially worthless.

      Yes, ifwm, I totally agree!

      What kind of prick rags on someone for being anonymous while also being anonymous?

      Yours truly,

      That's Unpossible! (my real name)

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      Ironically, the word ironically is often used incorrectly.
  2. "Open" by dsginter · · Score: 3, Funny

    A truly open system would not require YET ANOTHER FREAKIN' EMAIL ADDRESS. I have like seven email addresses, although I use only one. The rest are needed for IM services.

    Google Talk will not be successful until Google management realize this.

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    More
  3. Google+Jabber=? by diamondmagic · · Score: 1, Funny

    I thought google was out to "organise the worlds information" Froogle? Yes! Maps? Yes! Gmail? Mabye. But Jabber?!?

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    Wonder what the public key field is for?
  4. Really disappointing by bigtallmofo · · Score: 5, Funny

    caused by the service's complete lack of XMPP server-to-server communication support

    I tried to explain to my 15-year-old niece how she shouldn't use Google Talk because of its lack of support for XMPP server-to-server communication. Then she discovered some new emoticons and stopped paying attention to me.

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    I'm a big tall mofo.
    1. Re:Really disappointing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Don't you know anything about internet chat? Your 15 year old niece is actually a 40 year old FBI agent.

  5. Excellent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thank you Slashdot editors, please continue to keep me informed of any breaking news stories from this "LiveJournal" news organization.

  6. Re:Perhaps More to Come by youknowmewell · · Score: 4, Funny

    Stop it, you're not allowed to bring up important information like that so soon after someone's blog rantings are posted on the /. front page!

  7. Re:so by oscrmyer · · Score: 1, Funny

    I 100% agree, we are becoming our own worst nightmere. But we can be happy that we have slashdotted LJ, now all the 14 year olds can not write about how much life sucks as a middle class white kid :(.

  8. Biggest missing feature everyone seems to miss by chargen · · Score: 3, Funny

    Where the *hell* are the typewriter key sounds?

    How do I know I'm actually typing anything without it? :-)

    -chargen

  9. Not SO difficult... by TigerTale · · Score: 2, Funny

    Thus it can be difficult to tell if a "blog" is actually something that can be safely ignored as a poor form of entertainment, or a reasonable attempt at serious writing.

    It can be as simple as whether the blog entry is entitled Windows 2003: The Top 10 Reg Hacks, or Why My Girlfriend Hates My Cyst.