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[–] [email protected] 104 points 1 year ago (3 children)

And before Pidgin was named Pidgin, it was named GAIM, which was short for GTK AIM, which was short for GIMP toolkit AOL IM, which was short for GNU Image Manipulation Program toolkit America Online Instant Messenger, which was short for GNU's Not Unix Image Manipulation Program toolkit America Online Instant Messenger and it never ends.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Which bible passage is that again?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

May his toes never jam

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Does anyone still use pidgin in 2024 even?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

With the new EU's interconnection laws I hope I can WhatsApp from Pidgin, or even from irssi!

But no, I don't use pidgin anymore. irssi, yes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I could be wrong but my understanding of the EU interoperability laws is that they cover interoperability between services (for example, being able to message a Telegram user from WhatsApp and vice versa), not interoperability with third-party clients apps.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I use gajim/conversation/siskin spiritual successor

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I'm trying very hard but this seems harder than my math class.