Le dimanche 23 septembre 2007 à 17:07 -0500, Jason D. Clinton a écrit :
> On 9/23/07, Xavier Claessens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Le dimanche 23 septembre 2007 à 16:00 -0500, Jason D. Clinton
> a écrit :
> > -1
> >
> > Needless duplication of work covered by Pidgin and Ekiga
> (and, so far,
> > done better). This is a reimplementation of the wheel.
> >
> > If the last two Gnome releases are any indication, we are
> strapped for
> > resources - taking on new modules that add absolutely
> nothing
> > features-wise but DO add additional maintenance work doesn't
> seem like
> > a good idea ... for now ...
> >
> > Maybe in 2.24.
>
> I strongly disagree, Empathy do NOT reimplement the wheel!
> Empathy is
> not just an IM client like all others, it's an IM framework
> and is the
> only project that makes possible for other applications to
> integrate IM
> features.
>
> Isn't that exactly what libpurple is which you mention below (which is
> already stable and implemented)?
No. Libpurple is an IM library. Telepathy is a IM, audio/video and
collaboration framework.
Libpurple doesn't allow you to call a contact who is using Google talk.
Libpurple doesn't allow you to work on an Abiword document with your
friends.
Telepathy does.
>
> I'm currently working on Voice+Video support so Empathy will
> be the
> first client to support that for SIP, Jabber, and MSN at some
> point.
>
> So why not wait until 2.24 when you have those features?
For now GNOME doesn't have a IM client. So, even if voice/video is not
implemented yet, GNOME will gain a big piece of software that's
currently missing in it.
Furthermore, other GNOME components will be able to easily start to
integrate IM.
G.
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