[JDEV] JabberCentral [Was: Trillian Poll]

[Michael Brown]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tijl Houtbeckers" <thoutbeckers at splendo.com>
> >> 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:
>
> >> >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?

Ttijl,

Maybe I am - and Rachel can correct me if that is the case - but in the
context of her previous posts I understand that she was advocating a portal
site run by the general Jabber community (maybe called jabber.net) that
would choose one client above all other clients as some sort of "Official"
client for Jabber.  This is what I am strongly opposed to.

Of course I would never expect anyone to mandate what client(s) you choose
promote on your own website.  (I didn't state that because I assumed it was
obvious)

Michael.