[JDEV] Open IM (was Jabber Transports - New Architecture)

[Ashvil]

> I feel it's becoming obvious that the only way Jabber will have any impact
> in the IM world is to grow fast enough and big enough that other IM
> systems have to sit up and take notice. So what do we need to do in order
> to grow that fast and become that ubiquitous?

I agree 100%.
Peter - Can you post this question on JabberCentral, so that we can get end
user feedback on what features will make users switch to Jabber.

> I know people want immediate gratification and interoperability now, but I
> say screw the transports -- let's build a truly open IM network, not spend
> our precious energy hacking up gateways to closed systems.

Agreed again. We need to move the IM community to the distributed Email
model. Let's spend our energies here.

Regards,
Ashvil