For all of you with AIM, ICQ, MSN, YAHOO etc

[Greco101]

http://pidgin.im/pidgin/home/

[AJ@PR]

Wow... it runs google talk.

I wonder how it stacks up compared with Trillian.



Thanks!

[FuzzyPlushroom]

I use Trillian on here, but Pidgin on the old machine (1 GHz Athlon). Both of them do just fine, though I've been lending my mother the Athlon for a while now, since her P4 system died, and getting it running again is proving to be a nuisance.

I'll likely have something more useful and intelligent to say about it once I get the ol' Bird back. Either way, it beats the pants off the official clients!

[Cooper]

It was gaim if i understand correctly. I tried putting this on my suse HDD and it wont install for some reason.

[lukeisthecoolest]

i use Gaim on linux(Ubuntu) and that is enough for me cause i only use AIM.

[ESX]

i use Gaim on linux(Ubuntu) and that is enough for me cause i only use AIM.

Uhh, Gaim = Pidgin ;P
And yea, I've got it somewhere, and it is quite buggy.

[XcOM]

i never had a problem with gaim, or pigin.

[Cymae]

any idea why they changed the name?

[Cooper]

No Idea, I dont use it anyways. I grew out the whole "chat" thing years ago when I was an admin for MSN chatrooms. I barely even turn on my messengers.

[FuzzyPlushroom]

According to Wikipedia:

"Pidgin was originally known as GTK+ AOL Instant Messenger. In response to pressure from AOL, the program was renamed to the acronymous-but-lowercase Gaim. As AOL's IM program AOL Instant Messenger gained popularity, AOL trademarked its acronym, "AIM", leading to a lengthy legal struggle with the program's creators, who kept the matter largely secret."