[JDEV] JabberCentral [Was: Trillian Poll]

[David 'TheRaven' Chisnall]

Perhaps we should adopt the term 'supported client' when talking about a 
client which is recommended by a server administrator for use on that 
server?  It seems to be more descriptive (i.e.  If you have problems 
using this client on my server I will help you, there may also be 
documentation on the server's web site about it, but it is in now way 
endorsed by the JSF, and may not actually be any better than any of the 
others, it's just the one with which I am most familiar)

Tijl Houtbeckers wrote:

>"Michael Brown" <michael at aurora.gen.nz> wrote on 16-6-2003 15:39:42:
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>>>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. 
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>>Sure.  Your website - you get to choose whatever client you like.  Why 
>>would I have a problem with that?  I think you misunderstand me...
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>Rachel Blackman writes for example:
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>>>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. 
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>>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.
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>"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).
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>Maybe you're the one who is misunderstanding something?
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