[JDEV] JabberCentral [Was: Trillian Poll]

[Tijl Houtbeckers]

"Michael Brown" <michael at aurora.gen.nz> wrote on 16-6-2003 15:39:42:
>
>> If I make a portal and choose an official client for it (and call it
>> exactly that), there's nothing you can do about it. It's very
>> unfortunate if that would piss you off (for you), but I don't see any
>> reason why it should upset you in the first place? The choice of 
>> client in Jabber is not limited to the end-user. The provider of the 
>> server has the same right of choosing a client. And yes, it can go 
>> hand in hand with promotion of Jabber. Tipic comes to mind as an 
>> example. 
>
>Sure.  Your website - you get to choose whatever client you like.  Why 
>would I have a problem with that?  I think you misunderstand me...

Rachel Blackman writes for example:

>> On my server Psi is the "official client". There are downloads that 
>> bundle Psi with fitting SSL certificates for this server, with 
>> localization resources and some additional icons. There is a small 
>> introduction on how to set up Psi. So, "Psi" is the "official 
>> client" for jabber.fsinf.de, if you like to say so. Most users of 
>> this server use Psi and seem satisfied. 
> 
>This is exactly the sort of example I meant in terms of an 'official
>client'.  It doesn't have to be for all of Jabber, just for whatever 
>this system is.

You respond to this:

"Michael Brown" <michael at aurora.gen.nz> wrote on 16-6-2003 15:39:42:
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>> >Rachel - seriously, drop the term "Official Client" - please. That 
>> >is really going to start pissing off other client developers 
>> >(starting with me).

Maybe you're the one who is misunderstanding something?


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Tijl Houtbeckers
Software Engineer @ Splendo
The Netherlands