Google Hires Gaim's Main Developer

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Google Hires Gaim's Main Developer

Posted by Zonk on Thursday October 13, 2005 @06:58AM from the new-front-in-the-communications-war dept.

astrab writes "According to Dirson's blog, Google's just hired Sean Egan (the main developer of Gaim open IM client), just the same day Yahoo! and Microsoft plan to link their respective proprietary IM networks." From the post: "While Yahoo! and Microsoft link their proprietary networks for Instant Messaging, Google bets on Open Protocols to make information universally accessible ... Currently, Google uses XMPP/Jabber specs, but they claim to be supporting open server-to-server federation, and work "to hear from other people in the communications industry about how best to build a federation model that is open, scalable". In fact, there are this month several tests with firms like EarthLink, Sipphone or PeopleCall. "

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Looks like by Anonymous Coward · 2005-10-13 07:01 · Score: 5, Funny

they've GAIMed another employee!
1. Re:Looks like by JustOK · 2005-10-13 07:02 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Our loss is their gaim.
  
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2. Re:Looks like by Anonymous Coward · 2005-10-13 07:24 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Sheesh. This is a serious topic and you clowns are just playing GAIMs.
3. Re:Looks like by mordors9 · 2005-10-13 07:47 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I think this thread is getting a bit gaim-y....
4. Re:Looks like by NanoGator · 2005-10-13 07:53 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  "Our loss is their gaim."
  
  IM sick of people msn around with these stupid puns. If anybody here is actually funny, I seek you.
  
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Oh great by SpiffyMarc · 2005-10-13 07:04 · Score: 5, Funny

I think he was like, the last person who didn't work for Google. I'm pretty sure I work for Google now too. Anybody here not work for Google?
1. Re:Oh great by jojo1835 · 2005-10-13 07:07 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Yeah... I still work for Novell. Unless... wait. Damn it, did Google buy us too?
  
  TT
  
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2. Re:Oh great by chrismcdirty · 2005-10-13 07:08 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I don't work for Google.. but if they need me, I currently need a job. You hear that Google?
  
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Some fun with puns by dotslashdot · 2005-10-13 07:06 · Score: 4, Funny

Shouldn't this be titled "Google Got GAIM?" I'm all for the GAIM marriage thing--it will only help Google Kopete against Microsoft-- but the next thing you know, Google will be saying "Send in the GIMP." What kind of Subversion of moral authority would that be?
So what you're saying is... by mopslik · 2005-10-13 07:07 · Score: 5, Funny

...Google aims to maim AIM as it gains GAIM's main brain?
1. Re:So what you're saying is... by chord.wav · 2005-10-13 09:11 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Insane in the membraneeeeee, Insane in the GAIM!
2. Re:So what you're saying is... by charlie763 · 2005-10-13 09:18 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Not to flame, but rhyming is lame.
  
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3. Re:So what you're saying is... by ender- · 2005-10-13 13:19 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  No more rhymes now, I mean it. ...
  
  Anybody want a peanut?
  
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a bad day by Anonymous Coward · 2005-10-13 07:08 · Score: 3, Funny

another loss to the open source community, this gaim developer now will be too busy in meetings, 20% free time and other google things. the gaim developement will stall.
Scary misread! by nonlnear · 2005-10-13 07:16 · Score: 2, Funny

I nearly shat myself when I first read the headline. I thought it read:
Google Hires GAIN's Main Developer

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Re:Jobs in OSS by Anonymous Coward · 2005-10-13 07:25 · Score: 3, Funny

"gaimful employment"?
Re:Webcam by blindbat · 2005-10-13 07:29 · Score: 5, Funny

bcus my dad cant splel werth crp
Sounds exactly like Google by Pac · 2005-10-13 07:36 · Score: 4, Funny

I mean, just when everybody start thinking they've finally became just another big evil corporation, they go out there and do something good. And then everybody's confused again.
The AIM in Gaim... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-10-13 07:40 · Score: 3, Funny

The AIM in Gaim stays mainly in your brain.
By George, I think she's got it!
Re:Webcam by Afecks · 2005-10-13 07:42 · Score: 3, Funny

Why would I want to see a bunch of people online and talk with them when they could just send me a text message?

How else are we going to see live naked girls? Go outside?!
That sound you just heard...... by 8127972 · 2005-10-13 08:07 · Score: 4, Funny

...... was a chair hitting a wall in Redmond Washington.

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So what you're saying is that ... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-10-13 08:25 · Score: 1, Funny

... Google aims to maim AIM as it gains GAIM's main brain?
Re:Interesting times ahead - Comcast, Google, AOL by efuzzyone · 2005-10-13 08:49 · Score: 2, Funny

"Check out this Google Word Processor and Spreadsheet application, it just came with my new version of AOL!"

Or is it Sun Office??

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you how the saying goes......... by Edzor · 2005-10-13 09:23 · Score: 3, Funny

no pain, no gaim.

on an irrelevant side note ive got into this strange habbit of saying, "well our packet is their loss".
Re:Webcam by bmalia · 2005-10-13 09:51 · Score: 2, Funny

Why would I want to see a bunch of people online and talk with them when they could just send me a text messag

BOOBS!

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