[JDEV] Good jabber client needed (was: Response to Jer's Article)

[Stephen D. Williams]

I'm planning a QT-based client, portable between Linux/Unix and Win32,
along with embedded use.  QT doesn't yet support Mac, but does support
just about everything else.

More details when I actually have time to get a base running.

sdw

> Colin Madere wrote:
> 
> (Agreed * 1000), Eric.
> 
> We literally have 6 jabber servers in different states that we're
> using for development and testing and yet we are NOT running one for
> IM use... why?  There is no complete / friendly client out there (no
> offense to you client developers.. but, hey..), not to mention we have
> users on Win32, MacOS and Linux.
> 
> I am all for supporting such a client development.  It is something I
> have heard many people say about Jabber: "Wow, that's great.. I wish
> there was a good client."
> 
> The component idea I think would work.  Start by defining an API for
> each component and then maybe have groups working in different
> languages to do this (to me, Java is an obvious choice, but there are
> concessions you make using Java for cross-platform work).  I know
> JabberBeans is an extensive effort by David Waite, but what clients
> use it?
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Eric Murphy [mailto:murphy at cedarnet.org]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 5:10 PM
> > To: jdev at jabber.org
> > Subject: [JDEV] Response to Jer's Article
> >
> >
> > I wrote a little something at
> > http://jabber.org/index.php?oid=651, or here
> > is the text. Let me know what you think!
> > ...
> >
> > I asked Jer, and Jabion means 'Jabber-Vision'. It is implied (see
> the
> > title).
> >
> > My belief is that Jabber is only as good as the clients on
> > both ends of a
> > conversation. Sure, the server may continue on growing, but
> > if everyone is
> > out there using unfriendly/incomplete clients (Jabberzilla
> > ;-), then their
> > impression of Jabber will not be good.
> >
> > (One thing that I have noticed is how the term 'Jabber' has a
> > similarity
> > with 'Linux', because their definition depends on how the
> > technology is
> > presented and used)
> >
> > Everyone in the Jabber community has an idea of what the
> > ultimate Jabber
> > client is. These ideas seem to be mostly the same, from
> > talking with many of
> > you. So, how do we get there? What are we looking for?
> >
> > Somehow we need to work on a client project together, as a
> > group. Not all
> > would have to program, but anyone with Jabber technical
> > knowledge would be
> > of help in some form. Like Jer says, manpower is limited, so
> > we have to help
> > each other out as much as possible.
> >
> > We all use different types of computers, and have different
> > wants and needs
> > of a Jabber client. Therefore, the client has to be cross-platform
> and
> > flexible. There should be an infrastructure built so anyone
> > can come along
> > and easily create their own Jabber client to fit their needs. In
> other
> > words, create building blocks (feature components) that
> > author can use as
> > needed, or build their own based on a specification.
> >
> > How we should do this... is up for discussion :-)
> >
> >
> >
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