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Russian Google Competitor Embraces Open Source Messaging

Posted by timothy on from the bilingual-pun-says-wikipedia dept.

rm writes "Internet search and mail provider Yandex, which many view to be Google's main competitor in Russia, has recently added an instant messaging capability to its mail notifier application Ya.Online. As it turns out, the IM service is based on the open XMPP protocol, with connectivity to all other public Jabber servers available from day one. MacOS X and GNU/Linux versions of the app were also released (complete with sources under the GPL) and are determined to be based on the Psi IM client. Yandex looks to be a firm believer in open-source, also running a mirror site for FOSS and actively promoting its branded version of Firefox. Here's hoping that its affair with XMPP will help eliminate ICQ's enormous foothold in Russia."

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  1. Well, what do you expect? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    They're communists! Duh.

  2. Re:Fukken Awesome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    If I knew how to communicate in the Russian language, I'd probably be masturbating to Yandex brand right now.

    Russian isn't hard at all. Observe. In Soviet Russia, Yandex masturbates to you. See?

  3. Re:In before.... by Stormwatch · · Score: 3, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, a thousand jokes post before YOU!!

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  4. Re:Why is it that open source is always 'embraced' by BitZtream · · Score: 2, Funny

    You have to embrace it before you can extend and extinguish it.

    Duh.

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  5. Re:Missing info by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    from a GIRL a day or so ago

    LIES!