I'll address that question in its time. For now, though, I don't want to put the cart before the horse; addressing protocols (i.e. XMPP, SIP, OSCAR, etc.) while still talking about a service (akin to AIM, YIM, MSN, ICQ, etc.).
On Fri, 7 Apr 2017 pid...@alexoren.com wrote: > First try to answer this one question: > How will your service be better than XMPP (which is an open protocol > with several open-source implementations)? > > On 07-04-2017 18:03, pid...@mail.iqk.com wrote: >> >> For years I've contemplated starting an IM service. The idea keeps >> coming back to mind as all the big boys keep dropping out (or the >> technical equivalent of dropping out), frustrating their users >> (including myself). >> >> I cannot, possibly, be the first person to have this thought, right? >> Although I've never seen any such discussion here, at least from what >> I can find. >> >> I would think the smartest way for such a thing to be successful >> would be to make it as compatible as possible with third-party >> software, such as Pidgin. >> >> I don't have the programming chops to undertake this all by myself, >> so I'd need to hire outsource programmers. >> >> I have some specific ideas of format and features, but before I get >> into all that, I'd like some general feedback; feasibility, >> technicalities, economics of the idea, etc. Maybe I *am* crazy, but >> you never know, 'til you ask. >> >> >> (Apologies, in advance, that this isn't a true support inquiry, but >> since, at this point, it's mostly a technical inquiry, this was the >> best forum I could think of.) _______________________________________________ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: https://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
