>>Could also be a good idea to just list one preferred client for each >>OS though this is bound to create discussions. [...] > > It is true that users who hit jabber.org for the first time need > guidance. Most want a single simple download link. On the other hand > offering only one or two clients is unfair for the other developers. > Therefore we have a long list with the box at the top of the page as a > compromise. A certification makes it more fair, although probably not > better. A certification must not be easy to achieve. Otherwise we get a > large list of certified clients, servers, etc.
As a client developer, I must say that I wouldn't be insulted or find it unfair if there was a "chosen" client (that was not mine). =) Take gaim for example, lots of people live and breath by gaim, but if you go to AIM's site you won't find it listed there. Instead, you'll be pointed a the official AIM client. I know that's a somewhat different scenario, but I did want to point out that I don't think it's unfair to pick a particular client to be the "preferred" client. I don't think it's going to stop anyone from writing their own. =D Besides, in a way Jabberd1 and Jabberd2 have the "aura" that they are the preferred servers, but I don't think that really upsets the other server writers. Granted, that's just my opinion, I can't speak for anyone else. =D Daniel _______________________________________________ jdev mailing list [email protected] http://mail.jabber.org/mailman/listinfo/jdev
