Few more notes on the "free" rules of Simp products. Simpserver follows many of the same guidelines as Simp Lite. Simp Lite only allows you to use on protocol at a time, whereas Simpserver runs them all. With both of these products the only time they ask for money is if you use these products in a business setting, like use it to conduct business related meetings. If you are just chit chatting with co-workers, then they are fine with you using it for free. Doesn't mean they wont change their minds at some point, but that's the rule Simp Lite has used for a long time without changing, so odds are they will stick with that for Simpserver.
Eric Jensen Eric Jensen wrote: >I've been using Secway Simp for some time in Windows and it is free as >long as you only use it for one protocol. To support multiple protocols >you do have to pay for it. Simpserver is free, but is is also >relatively new so you are right, they might want to charge at some >point. What I like about Simp over gAim or Trillian encryption is I >don't have to go around forcing my contacts to use the same program I >do. Especially since I like to change willy-nilly. I dig some stuff >with Kopete, some with gAim and I like Trillian in Windows. We all use >Simp and then pick whatever IM program we fancy. Simp just sets up a >proxy for your connection so you point MSN, AIM, ICQ, etc to 127.0.0.1. > >Yah, I saw the skeleton file and if I wasn't completely exhausted today >I think it would have been worth while to go through it and figure it >out. I do like to learn how to do things the proper way. But I didn't >really need the full functionality those files had to offer, like >"restart" and such. Just need it to simply run on startup. > >Eric Jensen > >Stuart Jansen wrote: > > > >>First, I'd use gaim-encryption. It's Free software whereas a cursory >>examination didn't turn up any evidence that simpserver is. It'd be a >>shame if they yanked the carpet out from under you at some points. >> >>Second, I was going to give some pointers on creating the rc script, >>like where to find an easily modified example, but I got too bored to do >>proper research. It's really not that hard, though, and it puts hair on >>the chest. >> >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >>.===================================. >>| This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | >>| Don't Fear the Penguin. | >>| IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | >>`===================================' >> >> >> > >.===================================. >| This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | >| Don't Fear the Penguin. | >| IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | >`===================================' > > > .===================================. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `==================================='
