Oblig: [image: Inline images 1] On 14 July 2016 at 04:43, David Balažic <david.bala...@comtrade.com> wrote:
> In light of this, does anyone know any group, organization, effort or > anything toward unification of IM protocols? > Having 5 (or even 10) different apps just to communicate with people is > ridiculous. > (multi-protocol clients like pidgin help, but the problem still remains) > > A quick google found just this old article from 2008: > > "Standardizing instant messaging protocols" > Instant messaging's growth hasn't been as robust as many expected > > http://www.networkworld.com/article/2273493/email-services/standardizing-instant-messaging-protocols.html > > Regards, > David Balažic > Software Engineer > www.comtrade.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Support [mailto:support-boun...@pidgin.im] On Behalf Of > > pid...@alexoren.com > > Sent: 13. July 2016 3:04 > > To: e...@robbmob.com > > Cc: Pidgin Support List > > Subject: Re: New Yahoo messenger with Pidgin client [dkim] > > > > Hi Eion, > > > > Allow me to present an opposing view. > > > > The new Yahoo protocol is atrocious, there is no disputing that. > > However, many people will continue to use it due to its integration with > > Yahoo mail. > > > > Everybody who uses Yahoo's web-mail gets the "new" messenger integrated > > with it, just like Facebook embeds its chat in its website. I > personally know > > several people that do not want to run a separate IM client when they > have > > instant messaging capabilities, however crappy, inside their email. > > > > I believe that Pidgin should support the protocols that people use to > > communicate, regardless of how "good" they are, and the fact is that > Yahoo > > Messenger will continue to hold a large user base even after the > change. Do > > not assume that the most vocal users represent the majority. > > > > Check out the reviews on > > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yahoo.mobile.client.an > > droid.im&hl=en (sort by newest) > > There are quite a few of 4 and 5-star reviews for the new version amid > the > > outrage. > > > > I chose Pidgin in order to be able to tell the people I wish to > communicate > > with that I can do so no matter what client or platform they use, without > > requiring them to make any changes. > > > > Consider the following scenario: > > Alice chats with Bob on YIM. > > After the switch, Alice tries to convince Bob to move to another > protocol. > > However, Bob also chats with Catherine, Dave and Eve; Catherine also > chats > > with Frank, Gwen and Hannah, Dave also chats with... > > Convincing all of them to move, or to use several clients, may not be > feasible > > > > I vote for adding support, preferably before the August 5th deadline, if > > possible. > > > > Best regards, > > Alex. > > > > On 12-07-2016 16:02, Eion Robb wrote: > > > Hi Arulraj, > > > > > > I've been looking over the new Yahoo but everyone seems to think it's > > > terrible, posting in their forums and user feedback pages about how > > > awful the new messenger is. > > > > > > The new messenger is a completely new client and protocol with the > > > word "yahoo" slapped on it and it seems to have no connection to the > > > old messenger (new buddy list, no message interop, no message > > > formatting, other loss of functionality) > > > > > > So my question is: is it worth it? > > > > > > Should we be writing support for a protocol that noone wants when > > > users are leaving en masse? > > > > > > Interested in your thoughts on the matter as most people I've heard > > > from about it are looking at alternative networks, rather than > > > sticking with Yahoo. > > > > > > Cheers, Eion > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Support@pidgin.im mailing list > > Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: > > https://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support > > _______________________________________________ > Support@pidgin.im mailing list > Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: > https://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
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