On Monday 24 July 2006 10:00, Matej Cepl wrote: > Rodolfo Medina wrote: > > What Jabber client do you use? What the best? > > I use kopete because of integration to KDE (and decent IRC > client), but what's the best is very loaded question. Run > > apt-cache search jabber client > > and you will get what's available. Most widely used on Linux are: > > * Kopete (KDE; multi-protocol; well-integrated into KDE, support > of Jabber is substantially better in 0.12 version, which > unfortunately has not been packaged for Debian yet -- any > volunteers? -- I use SVN version, but tarball is available at > http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/kopete/kopete-0.12.1.tar.bz2?download) > * Gajim (Gnome -- Jabber only, supports a lot of advanced Jabber > features) > * Gaim (Gnome -- multi-protocol, less strict about conformity > with Jabber standards and customs) > * Psi (Qt -- well-looking in KDE; Jabber only and highly > conforming with standards; now looking on support for > VoIP/Jingle -- voice messaging with GTalk) > * Tkabber (Tcl/Tk -- i.e., never looks at home anywhere ;-), but > it is very well developed Jabber-only client, highly conformant, > with a lot of features).
I wouldn't really consider multi-IM clients as "jabber clients," as they usually fail miserably at the task in one form or another. Kopete won't let you do service discovery, GAIM's just plain annoying (why does it open new windows for what should be an ignored line in STDERR?) and doesn't have service discovery, and the topper: Trillian Pro 3 won't let you send messages(!) and you have to pay for it. If you want Jabber, get a real Jabber client, use the transports to deal with the obsolete networks instead. -- Paul Johnson Email and IM (XMPP & Google Talk): [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabber: Because it's time to move forward http://ursine.ca/Ursine:Jabber
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