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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..."

  2. 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.

    --
    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.

  3. 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.