[JDEV] platforms for jabber server

[Todd Bradley]

> 1. I know the jabber1.4 server release says that it
> *can* run on Sun Solaris and Linux and *should* be
> able to build and run under most Unix.

Jabber 1.4 definitely builds on RH 7.0.  That's
what we have on our Jabber.com test machine.

>   a) Is there a standard jabber server and client
>      that one can use to do validation testing, before
>      proceeding to invest in this technology?

If you're evaluating the Jabber technology in
general, I would highly recommend that you set
up a test machine of your own with your own
server, rather than using anyone else's server.

>   b) We will be interested in a win32 client. Do people
>      reading this e-mail have any comments on windows
>      clients?

I've tried most of them and I prefer JabberIM.
It's the easiest to use, most stable, and best
looking.  (note, I work for the company that
produces that client, so I might be biased)

> 3. One of the major factors in determining which IM
> system to go with, is how stable it is. One indication
> of this would be some stats on traffic or usage. For
> example, ICQ has been in use for long and one is comfortable
> regarding it's stability. Along these lines are there any
> independent testimonies published somewhere, sites, magazines
> etc. about jabber.

None that I've seen.  There is a project with
the Open Source Development Lab to gather some
independent statistics on the open source
Jabber server.  Read more about that here:
http://www.jabbercentral.com/news/view.php?news_id=980476669
I haven't seen any schedule for when they will
publish their results.


Todd.