Messaging Application of the Year

yuga · 01-09-2012, 09:34 AM

Pidgin

LauMars · 01-12-2012, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cuppsy

Voted for bitlbee, but I really use bitlbee/irssi in conjunction.

I do a similar thing, except with minbif and Quassel.

Minbif is basically bitlbee-type server, except it uses libpurple (Pidgen's APIs) so supports more protocols than bitlbee would.
Quassel is just a Qt IRC client.

I also have a ZNC set up (not sure if that falls into this category or not as while it is a messaging application - it's largely just a relay).

I voted Irssi though as that's my fall back when I'm not on my main laptop (and to be honest, I probably do prefer it to Quassel anyway - it's just Quassel integrates better into my DE)

ps_sabu · 01-17-2012, 12:32 PM

Pidgin

xev · 01-19-2012, 08:18 AM

Hard to choose one, console=Irssi/Finch and GUI=XChat/Pidgin. But, I'll vote for Irssi.

audriusk · 01-19-2012, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by tallship

Nowadays, it seems that the 'next level' of console based irc clients is led by Irssi, which I run, but lately I've gotten into a slightly different, and perhaps even arguably better client, WeeChat - which is what I voted for.

WeeChat doesn't have to restart and completely extensible on the fly - something Irssi isn't.

The two behave similarly, but also differently, so migration between the two is relatively painless.

Thanks for letting me know about WeeChat. It's been about a week since I installed it and it feels really great. I'm considering about switching from Irssi (which served me well last year, hence I voted for it).

Hungry ghost · 01-19-2012, 05:12 PM

I use mostly Mercury Messenger (MSN client), but the linux version development seems to be stopped for more than one and a half years now, so I voted for Gyachi, which is what I use when I want to chat over Yahoo. BTW, Emesene is missing on the list

gbo · 02-01-2012, 03:37 PM

psi+ is the best))

gocrazymonkey · 02-01-2012, 04:25 PM

Empathy for most networks, but xchat for irc, which I'm on a lot of the time

Ahaaa · 02-01-2012, 05:34 PM

I used Pidgin briefly, until I realised it was storing my gmail password in plaintext. So I switched to Empathy.

savotije · 02-06-2012, 12:51 PM

Kopete

FeyFre · 02-07-2012, 03:57 PM

MirandaIM on Wine.
The same as last year. Otehr native clients *nix clients even not 10% powerful as MirandaIM on Wine.

LauMars · 02-08-2012, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by FeyFre

MirandaIM on Wine.
The same as last year. Otehr native clients *nix clients even not 10% powerful as MirandaIM on Wine.

Really?
What does MirandaIM do that other clients cannot?

Satyaveer Arya · 02-08-2012, 11:51 AM

Pidgin is good enough.

frieza · 02-23-2012, 04:55 PM

i've been using pidgin since it was still called gaim, anyone else remember that?

LauMars · 03-01-2012, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by frieza

i've been using pidgin since it was still called gaim, anyone else remember that?

Yeah, that was that long ago really.