[kde-linux] kopete and jabber

[Dale]

Jethro Tull wrote:
>
>
> > Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 00:08:07 -1000
> > From: gnome at hawaii.rr.com
> > To: kde-linux at kde.org
> > Subject: Re: [kde-linux] kopete and jabber
> >
> > Dale wrote:
> > > david wrote:
> > >> Ryan Rix wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> david wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> The message from the Yahoo admin - I got it, too - says that Kopete
> > >>>> 0.12.7 is too old a client. I don't know why, although I
> presume us poor
> > >>>> old KDE3 users won't get that problem fixed anytime soon ...
> anyway,
> > >>>> Pidgin 2.4.3 works fine with Yahoo.
> > >>>>
> > >>> Yahoo changed the server protocol. KDE4 is patched for it, and
> pidgin, but
> > >>> we'll likely NOT see the fix backported to KDE3.
> > >>>
> > >> Gee, starting to sound almost Microsoftish there: "You want to
> talk our
> > >> new protocol/file format, buy the new version."
> > >>
> > >> And "Buy" applies even to free software. Instead of money, you're
> paying
> > >> with your own time and effort to install, configure, debug, etc.
> > >>
> > >> Never know about backports, though. This kind of thing sounds
> like it
> > >> would have absolutely KDE4-dependent connections. It can't be
> that hard,
> >
> > Sorry, that should have read "absolutely NO KDE4-dependent connections".
> >
> > >> or Pidgin wouldn't already be talking the new server protocol. I
> > >> wouldn't be surprised if someone doesn't do a backport.
> > >
> > > I hope they do. I'm still on KDE 3.5 myself. Just not ready for the
> > > new KDE 4 yet.
> >
> > Me, too. And there are still times when I prefer Fluxbox to all of
> them! ;-)
> >
> I was talking about jabber, why you all bug with yahoo?
>
>
> > --
> > David
> > gnome at hawaii.rr.com
> > authenticity, honesty, community
> > ___________________________________________________

We were discussing using Yahoo messenger with Kopete which is in the
subject line.  Kopete does more than jabber. 

Dale

:-)  :-)