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I had no idea Pidgin still worked. I see support for WhatsApp and Signal, going to check it out now!

by kowlo 6y ago

nautical 6y ago
Last commit seems to be pretty old (~5 years) https://github.com/davidgfnet/whatsapp-purple/ https://github.com/davidgfnet/whatsapp-purple/
- memco 6y ago
  Not sure that’s the right place to look for up to date code. I believe it is self hosted somewhere. The lead developer streams on twitch[0]. Last stream was about a day ago. [0]: https://twitch.tv/rw_grim https://twitch.tv/rw_grim
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y ago
  So? That doesn't mean it doesn't still work. I use it every day as my Hangouts[0] client at work[1]. [0] Technically it's a Google Talk client, but it seems to be able to communicate fine with Hangouts users for now. [1] Yes we use Hangouts at work for intradepartmental chat.
- spiffytech 6y ago
  The repository list linked from the Pidgin website seems to be pretty active: https://keep.imfreedom.org/pidgin/pidgin/ https://keep.imfreedom.org/pidgin/pidgin/
- w0m 6y ago
  whatsapp existed 5 years ago o.0
- thesuitonym 6y ago
  The nice thing about modular, open source software, is that instead of using the 5 year old client, you can use the one that was last updated two months ago: https://github.com/hoehermann/purple-gowhatsapp/ https://github.com/hoehermann/purple-gowhatsapp/
- deleted 6y ago
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flatline 6y ago
I used it for years up until about two years ago. The UI is from ca. 2000, it is okay for one on one chat and that’s about it. I honestly like IRC clients much better. The world has been taken over by slack and its clones for a reason.
- thesuitonym 6y ago
  Personally, I prefer an application that supports advanced features like opening multiple windows.
beagle3 6y ago
You are likely to be banned by WhatsApp even if it works for a couple of weeks; they are quite trigger happy if the client is suspect (which has happened with the pidgin plugin before)
- pmlnr 6y ago
  Not with https://github.com/hoehermann/purple-gowhatsapp https://github.com/hoehermann/purple-gowhatsapp It connects to whatsapp web, that would be banning people based on their browser.
deeteecee 6y ago
same! im amazed it was still going and adding so many integrations.

I had no idea Pidgin still worked. I see support for WhatsApp and Signal, going to check it out now!

by kowlo 6y ago

I had no idea Pidgin still worked. I see support for WhatsApp and Signal, going to check it out now!

Last commit seems to be pretty old (~5 years) https://github.com/davidgfnet/whatsapp-purple/ https://github.com/davidgfnet/whatsapp-purple/

memco 6y ago
Not sure that’s the right place to look for up to date code. I believe it is self hosted somewhere. The lead developer streams on twitch[0]. Last stream was about a day ago. [0]: https://twitch.tv/rw_grim https://twitch.tv/rw_grim
AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y ago
So? That doesn't mean it doesn't still work. I use it every day as my Hangouts[0] client at work[1]. [0] Technically it's a Google Talk client, but it seems to be able to communicate fine with Hangouts users for now. [1] Yes we use Hangouts at work for intradepartmental chat.
spiffytech 6y ago
The repository list linked from the Pidgin website seems to be pretty active: https://keep.imfreedom.org/pidgin/pidgin/ https://keep.imfreedom.org/pidgin/pidgin/
w0m 6y ago
whatsapp existed 5 years ago o.0
thesuitonym 6y ago
The nice thing about modular, open source software, is that instead of using the 5 year old client, you can use the one that was last updated two months ago: https://github.com/hoehermann/purple-gowhatsapp/ https://github.com/hoehermann/purple-gowhatsapp/
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flatline 6y ago

I used it for years up until about two years ago. The UI is from ca. 2000, it is okay for one on one chat and that’s about it. I honestly like IRC clients much better. The world has been taken over by slack and its clones for a reason.

thesuitonym 6y ago
Personally, I prefer an application that supports advanced features like opening multiple windows.

beagle3 6y ago

You are likely to be banned by WhatsApp even if it works for a couple of weeks; they are quite trigger happy if the client is suspect (which has happened with the pidgin plugin before)

pmlnr 6y ago
Not with https://github.com/hoehermann/purple-gowhatsapp https://github.com/hoehermann/purple-gowhatsapp It connects to whatsapp web, that would be banning people based on their browser.

deeteecee 6y ago

same! im amazed it was still going and adding so many integrations.