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libpurple XMPP transport Google SoC idea

When I wrote the post Why Transports Matter back in September I openly wondered if it was possible to write XMPP transports using libpurple. Sure enough, looking at pidgin’s Soc ideas page they have the same idea right there.
I’m not saying I had anything to do with it, I have never spoken with the devs [...]

Why Transports Matter

Sander Devrieze of the conccinella project explains his opinion as to why mutli-protocol clients (such as my beloved Adium) are hindering the adoption of Jabber/XMPP into the mainstream. I would have to agree with him on most of his points he makes but I am kind of at a loss to use anything else, [...]