Heya I've started using Empathy as my default IM messenger with Hardy or interpid (can't remember i was compiling it by hand, it wasn't in the repo's back then).
MSN is evil =D those that try to send me files or start audio/video chat I just tell them it's not supported on my platform and then make them switch to gmail+gtalk or to skype. So I can live without msn. But it would be amazing to see empathy to replace egika to provide stable audio/video on linux which would also be interoperatable with windows. (skype still has minor hickups on linux platform) with best regards, Dmitrijs. 2009/6/15 Danny Piccirillo <danny.picciri...@ubuntu.com>: > Ah, yes-- this discussion will keep coming up until it finally happens =] > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7462614 > IMHO Empathy is great for most users, especially new ones, and it can > replace poth pidgin AND ekiga. It lacks the basic features like the ones you > mentioned, but i don't think they are showstoppers and including it in > Karmic or the next release i'm sure would guarantee that all of those would > be resolved within the release cycle. It is simple and integrates well, and > we want to make Ubuntu friendly for NEW users. Old users who prefer the > clutter and feature madness of pidgin will simply install it from Add/Remove > (or not even have to if they run an upgrade). If Ubuntu switched to Empathy, > it's development is going to get a big boost so the feature gap will close > and eventaully reverse. Are people really defending Pidgin for the future of > Ubuntu or as their pet IM client? > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 15:35, Nicolò Chieffo <nicolo.chie...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Hello everyone, I'm really interested in the new version of empathy >> which will have video and audio support. >> This will be a really great feature and a step towards a complete IM >> experience. >> >> But on the other hand I'm quite worried of the empathy and telepathy >> status about basic features, which seem to be put aside in favor of >> new and strange ones. >> Maybe developers should help to implement them before empathy will >> replace pidgin, or lots of users will loose useful stuff like: >> * Rich text messages (underline, bold, font, ...) >> * Custom emoticons >> * Protocol emoticons >> * Msn chat with invisible users >> * Msn send and receive offline messages >> * Msn see windows live messenger buddy icons (only new versions of 2009) >> * Msn file transfers >> >> -- >> Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list >> Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > > > > -- > http://www.google.com/profiles/danny.piccirillo > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > > -- With best regards Dmitrijs Ledkovs (for short Dima), Ледков Дмитрий Юрьевич -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
