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A First Look At Gaim 2.0

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the talk-talk dept.

surgicaltubing writes to spotlight the progress towards vesion 2.0 for Gaim, the open source, multi-protocol IM client. "The Gaim 2.0 release is nearing its home stretch. The Gaim team released beta 4 last week, with a number of new features and UI improvements." Linux.com and Slashdot are both part of OSTG.

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  1. 2 Things... by HoosierPeschke · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. I can't wait to try it out a year after it's release when it hits portage (stable)

    2. Maybe by then I'll have someone to talk to and actually get to use it...

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    1. Re:2 Things... by SolitaryMan · · Score: 1, Funny
      1. I can't wait to try it out a year after it's release when it hits portage (stable)
      I wouldn't be so optimistic.
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    2. Re:2 Things... by orasio · · Score: 1, Funny
      %>useradd -m myotherme
      %>xhost +
      %>sudo -u myotherme su -
      %>gaim
      See? no need for two machines!
  2. very punny by macadamia_harold · · Score: 4, Funny

    I see you're making jokes already; do you think this is some kind of GAIM?

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  3. Re:Google Talk Support by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    Sigh. I will have to fall back to amsn still for another couple of years or so.


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  4. Re:Beta 4 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Whenever a programmer thinks, 'Hey, skins, what a cool idea', their computer speakers should create some sort of cock-shaped soundwave and plunge it repeatedly through their skull." ~ JWZ

  5. Re:MSN send message intervals by Twisted64 · · Score: 3, Funny
    ...write small messages and send them quickly after one another...
    God I hate you. Each of those messages was delivered in just over the amount of time it took me to read the previous one and alt-tab away.
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  6. Dude! by crhylove · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do you know how many wierdo gay programmers would be into that? Totally beats cyber! Better yet, you know how many 12 year old girls would miss-use that on their MySpace page in ways that were truly horrifying? Like, oh my god, skins! And then the sonic dildo pops out..... I'm totally with you here. Great idea. Sonic Skull-fucking. The next non- open source OS I pay for had better have that feature or I'm not paying for it.

    rhY

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    1. Re:Dude! by Aurisor · · Score: 5, Funny

      I have mod points, and I was going to moderate this discussion but I have never been more confused as to what to mod a post than the parent post.

      0_0

    2. Re:Dude! by Guignol · · Score: 3, Funny

      Well, apparently, that didn't stop other moderators...

  7. Re:MSN send message intervals by crhylove · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, clearly part of the problem is either:

    A. The MSN protocol.

    or

    B. The way the MSN protocol is implemented by the MSN servers.

    because if it's:

    C. They don't want people on windows or not using the official MSN client, then:

    D. They're retarded.

    I'd guess it's a little bit of A, B, C, and D.

    rhY

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  8. Re:MSN functionality by tom17 · · Score: 2, Funny

    (y)