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I definitely liked it, however, since whatsapp, telegram, slack etc had joined the game with mostly proprietary protocols it looks like it just has no chance to
by shashurup 5y ago
I definitely liked it, however, since whatsapp, telegram, slack etc had joined the game with mostly proprietary protocols it looks like it just has no chance to catch up and it is very sad - I find the ability to choose a client quite important.
P.S. I have even written a plugin for - quickpurple
- __del__ 5y agoprotocols like aim's oscar were proprietary. it's the legal and business landscape that's changed.
- pabs3 5y agoPidgin has plugins for most modern protocols: https://pidgin.im/plugins/ https://pidgin.im/plugins/
- shashurup 5y agoSure, I know about plugins. By catching up I rather mean features introduced by the new generation of messengers. Not that features such as like link preview are critical but I would miss them should I use pidgin again.