The way I've explained this is: It's Gobby + Pidgin + Gmail. Gobby: http://gobby.0x539.de/trac/
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 5:29 PM, Loren Cress <[email protected]> wrote: > Ditto...this looks awesome. There are not a lot of really *new* things, > but rather a comprehensive collection of integrative, collaborative > communication tools. Some of the coolest parts, at least to me, are that: > 1) it's open source > 2) it's fully extensible > 2a) translate is pluggable (yes, I watched the whole thing), allowing > for real-time (character-for-character) IM language translation > 3) real-time (RT) communication is a constant theme: RT search updating, RT > chat, RT document editing and change-tracking, RT attachment management, > etc. > 4) it allows not just for tags, but folders, contacts, threads, etc. and > has a much more natural and intuitive organization of communication flow > > I've seen most of these things done, sort of, independently. Real time > document sharing and change-tracking almost like source control, or like > dropbox; inline commenting/conversation like we already do manually with > email, but automated; > Putting them all together like this, though, is pretty rad. > > Loren > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Dante Lanznaster <[email protected]> > *To:* SoCal LUG Users List <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, May 29, 2009 10:24:46 AM > *Subject:* Re: [LinuxUsers] Google Wave > > Disagree.... this has nothing that compares with twitter. I think of this > more like email (mostly gmail) on steroids, with IM concepts built in, along > with collaboration environment aspects. The email traditionalists will > cringe at this for some reason or another, I think this is way cool, wonder > when accounts will be available, and how it can communicate with people not > on wave. Only watched until 40min of the video. > > > > On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 1:44 AM, Chris Penn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Google's "next generation" email: wave and the wave protocol >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_UyVmITiYQ&feature=player_embedded >> >> Looks like twitter on crack. >> >> Chris... >> >> -- >> "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be >> continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." >> -Roger Penrose >> >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > >
