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It's quite interesting to read the slashdot comments. There are a bunch of "Why not use IRC?" kinds of comments, some people who mention they're happy with the
by jcbrand 8y ago
It's quite interesting to read the slashdot comments.
There are a bunch of "Why not use IRC?" kinds of comments, some people who mention they're happy with the proprietary silo they happen to be using and others who say there are enough other FOSS messaging solutions already.
Reminds me a lot of HN. The more things change...
I haven't seen a single comment complaining about XML though !
- ge0rg 8y agoMy favorite is actually the NIH reproach at https://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=15607&cid=2048695 https://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=15607&cid=2048695 - somebody always tries to reinvent the wheel!
- sedatk 8y agoI complained about XML in their mailing list jabber-dev back in 99 because how they shoehorned it to the protocol. I still don’t like it.