[JDEV] JabberCentral [Was: Trillian Poll]

[Justin Karneges]

On Sunday 15 June 2003 03:12 pm, Rachel Blackman wrote:
> On top of which, I don't believe the push is for a 'single official
> client'.  As I understand it, the push is for a Jabber entry portal -- call
> it Jabber.net -- which provides for simple sign-up, and a single place for
> tech support for a given client that obscures most of the complexity of
> Jabber.  This doesn't mean Jabber.org would say 'this is the official
> client,' just that there would be a project to define a useful 'general IM
> user' Jabber portal and a client matched to it.

My opinion here is that since anyone can start a portal+client website, I 
don't see why the JSF could not be a part of it.  If there really is a 
disagreement about which client to give the masses, we can hold a vote.

> That said, I actually agree that the clients listing on Jabber.org is
> pretty shabby.  I do miss Jabbercentral, as it felt more like a community
> portal than Jabber.org does.  I just happen to believe that a nice set of
> client reviews, screenshots and whatnot serves a different purpose than the
> proposed 'general IM user' portal/client. :)

I agree, and I think we need both.  We should pursue all avenues at once. :)  
The current client listing is totally lacking on jabber.org, and a nice site 
with screenshots and reviews would be great.  But I also think we need that 
jabber.net (is this the codename by now?) portal.

-Justin