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why would anyone prefer this over a decent jabber client like irssi+bitlbee?
by mischief6 12y ago
why would anyone prefer this over a decent jabber client like irssi+bitlbee?
- randallma 12y agoNot OP, but here's some off the top of my head: * group chat * facebook stickers * easy(ish) file uploads
- jonleung 12y agoYeah, these are definitely some reasons why I like it!
- mischief6 12y agothese are fair points, but frankly i have never needed to upload a file to facebook or use a group chat, and i have never seen a facebook sticker but i would probably find them distracting. i use bitlbee+irssi because it is the least distracting way in which i can consume facebook chat to communicate with people on their platform.
- jonleung 12y agoTotally makes sense! Yeah, this app isn't for everyone. I am personally very regularly in many active facebook group chats and love the stickers. To each their own.
- jonleung 12y agoXMTP support is being taken away by FB in April so it will be a proprietary closed protocol : / I also like @randallma's points as well!
- mischief6 12y agothat's extremely unfortunate news. maybe bitlbee can get a custom plugin for whatever newfangled protocol they decide to roll.
- moonshinefe 12y agoI know right? In the same vein, I've often wondered why folks would prefer Windows 7 over OpenBSD too. Total mystery.