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Gaim Renamed — Now Pidgin IM

Posted by kdawson on from the speak-freely dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Announced on the Gaim mailing lists earlier today, the Gaim project is being renamed. This follows a lengthy and, unfortunately, secret legal process with AOL, which also prevented any code releases except betas. The project will now be known as Pidgin IM. Development is being migrated off of sourceforge.net as well and is now being hosted on developer.pidgin.im"

18 of 498 comments (clear)

  1. It's funny because by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    IM-speak is a lot like a pidgin language.

  2. Tomorrow's headlines by Eudial · · Score: 5, Funny

    Tomorrow's headlines:

    "AOL Instant Messenger changes name to Idgin"

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  3. Re:What's a Pidgin? by Eudial · · Score: 5, Funny

    Am I the only one who had to say the new name outloud about 3 times before I could actually say it?


    Yes.
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  4. Look out for Pelican by cxreg · · Score: 4, Funny

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T569Z8t8ZA0

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  5. Re:Whilst a shame... by Exatron · · Score: 4, Funny

    "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet"

    Not if they called it a stenchblossom.

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  6. Re:IP and tradmarks... again by maxume · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can't change the world on an empty stomach, or something like that anyway.

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  7. Wait. wait... by RyuuzakiTetsuya · · Score: 4, Funny

    does this mean it'll add, "Yah" at the end of all of my IMs?

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  8. Re:Late April Fools? Please... by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 5, Funny

    Are you suggesting that my new mail program called "Hey Boss I Fucked Your Wife" should be renamed? It's a perfectly good name I think.

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  9. Re:Late April Fools? Please... by Jeff+DeMaagd · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually, it's a good name for AOL's IM program. Because whenever I tried to use it, I get the feeling that the computer would waddle over and take a dump on my shoes.

  10. Re:Can't wait to see 2.0.0 by Eccles · · Score: 4, Funny

    He is jesting, but don't call him "Shirley."

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  11. Re:Powned him? by Matt+Perry · · Score: 4, Funny

    Mi ting se 'pidgin' hemi wan gudfala nem blong givim long kaen software olsem. Smol tingting blong mi nomo.
    What? My mother was a saint! Get out!
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  12. Re:Can't wait to see 2.0.0 by NonSequor · · Score: 3, Funny

    How do you rattle a flag?

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  13. Contract by Reed+Solomon · · Score: 3, Funny

    Did the contract also specify that they use the dumbest possible name instead? Honestly. Shoulda called it Chazwozzer IM.

  14. So what's Pidgin IM Program gonna get shortened to by advocate_one · · Score: 3, Funny

    PIMP???

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  15. Re:Tell it to AOL by Hal_Porter · · Score: 5, Funny

    Lessons learned:
    • Trademark your name right away.
    • AOL sucks
    • "IP" Law sucks, so the first lesson may also be a waste of time.

    BUT I WOULDNT BE ABLE TO POST ON THE INTERWEB IF IT WAZNT FOR AOL!!!1
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  16. Better name by Lobais · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'd probably go for the name GINFA: Gaim Is Not Fucking AIM!

  17. Re:OMG by John+Meacham · · Score: 3, Funny
    indeed. this is why I use a FIPS-181 "random" password generator to generate names for my projects and their releases. Sometimes coding is the easy part, coming up with a name is hard. In any case, I would recommend one of the following as a consequence:

    • yesoinanu
    • gocaphy
    • onjajimoocno
    • wyediodnufba
    • hugebneoko
    • rutcacpodjo
    • iahairnesita
    • mishkosu
    • sesikzay
    • febquetmojna

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  18. AOL's next move by AusIV · · Score: 3, Funny

    1) AOL objects to a program called "GTK+ AOL Instant Messenger"
    2) The program changed the name to Gaim.
    3) AOL trademarks AIM
    4) AOL starts complaining about the name Gaim.
    5) Gaim changes name to Pidgin.
    6) AOL trademarks Pidgeon...