https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/27/linux-and-instant-messaging/ Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:50:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/27/linux-and-instant-messaging/#comment-4452 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:50:58 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/02/27/linux-and-instant-messaging/#comment-4452 Well, kopete can do video over msn.

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/27/linux-and-instant-messaging/#comment-4451 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:01:15 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/02/27/linux-and-instant-messaging/#comment-4451 Joseph, pidgin (and gaim before it) has been promising video in “the near future” for several years now. i wouldn’t hold my breath.

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/27/linux-and-instant-messaging/#comment-4450 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:14:06 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/02/27/linux-and-instant-messaging/#comment-4450 Firefox 3 will whup the pants off of Internet Explorer

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/27/linux-and-instant-messaging/#comment-4449 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:07:51 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/02/27/linux-and-instant-messaging/#comment-4449 I should specify that the lack of AV capbility is a problem of pidgin and friends, not the underlying protocols (though in MSN and AIM’s cases, it may have to be painstakingly and error-pronely reverse-engineered, due to the stupidly proprietary protocols).

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/27/linux-and-instant-messaging/#comment-4448 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:01:28 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/02/27/linux-and-instant-messaging/#comment-4448 The main problem is the lack of video capabilities in gaim (nee, pidgin) and friends. Although Skype (proprietary) and Ekiga (sadly little-known outside of Linux enthusiasts (i.e. not even most Linux users probably use it; only the enthusiasts)) have video and voice, the lack of video and voice capabilities in Jabber (including gtalk), AIM, and MSN is a rather glaring omission. Thankfully, it sounds like it’s going to be fixed in the near future.

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/27/linux-and-instant-messaging/#comment-4447 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:07:50 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/02/27/linux-and-instant-messaging/#comment-4447 I use pidgin, works for more than just one protocol. Although all my buddies use gmail. See http://www.pidgin.im/ or apt-get install pidgin.

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