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@pidgin This is the post I was researching.. the #Gaim / #Pidgin history is crazy. I mean, I was there, I know this, but it still amazes me 😅

https://lobste.rs/s/aqhrie/barev_xmpp_flavoured_p2p_protocol#c_rh062q

Barev - XMPP flavoured p2p protocol

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Khürt Williams Apr 8, 2007

Sunday Paper

Jeff Ventura writes about Apple's role in Microsoft's downfall. The agent is OS-X. CrunchGear reports that Comcast thinks its best customers should get off its network. Broadband networks are not to be used to watch videos or download software. Web Worker Daily wants to know what chores you outsource? I briefly outsourced housecleaning before my wife took personal offence. And the Linux and Open Source Blog reports that GAIM makes nice with AOL and gets a new name. On my MacBook, I use […]

https://islandinthenet.com/sunday-morning-reading-2/

Sunday Paper - Island in the Net

Jeff Ventura writes about Apple’s role in Microsoft’s downfall. The agent is OS-X. CrunchGear reports that Comcast thinks its best customers should get off its network. Broadband networ…

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Hylke Bons 🥜Nov 6

@grimmy @pidgin more the era #gaim/#pidgin was part of. when people signed on/off with notifications and you had to use that opportunity to chat to them. instead of everyone being online 24/7 and texting is a chore. :)

Gary "grim" Kramlich Nov 6

So per https://gaim.pidgin.im/index.php?id=13 today is #Gaim / @pidgin 's Birthday and I somehow totally forgot yet again. Might try to do something tonight, but what do you remember or miss the most about #Gaim / @pidgin ?

#Pidgin #FLOSS #OpenSource #Birthday

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Gary "grim" Kramlich Apr 2, 2024

Greetings Programs!! Tonight is #Gaim night.. nah we did that one before.. Anyways we're continuing our work towards @pidgin 3! So come on by!! https://twitch.tv/rw_girm/ https://youtube.com/@rw_grim #OpenSource #OpenSourceLive #C #GTK #Development #LiveCoding

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LordHardcase May 29, 2023

#kamenrider #gaim #wallpaper

ivanhoe Nov 19, 2022

Happy 24th Birthday #Pidgin instant messenger. Although not in Wikipedia (yet?) the actual birthday of then #Gaim was November 18th 1998 as @grimmy (today's lead dev) researched some months ago.

If you like stickers, check out the birthday pack Grim put together for the occasion:
https://shop.reaperworld.com/collections/frontpage/products/pidgin-birthday-pack