Instant Messanging (IM) clients are not a very popular topic in the FOSS and Linux community, most talk about browsers, music applications and just plain distros. Many may think there are only three to five instant messaging applications for Linux, but the open-source community offers much more than just a few. Here's a list.
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4 IM Clients for Ubuntu
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This article is an overview of 4 most popular IM clients available on Linux, and particularly in the upcoming release of Ubuntu, Jaunty Jackalope.
Read more »New Release : Pidgin 2.5.3
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Well, we finally kicked Pidgin 2.5.3 out of the nest, two days late. It's spreading its wings and flying.
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Kopete: the KDE instant messenger
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How to connect to virtually any instant messenger network using Kopete
Read more »The story (and the protocols) behind instant messengers
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There was a time when geeks were the only ones who used instant messengers. Not so now. Almost everyone, from high school students to Congressmen, have instant messaging accounts. Businesses use instant messengers like Lotus Sametime or Novell GroupWise within their companies. How did instant messengers get this far?
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