[kwlug-disc] Cross platform, cross-protocol messaging client

[Nick Guenther]

I've had mixed results with this. It seems that at least if the other end is using the old style gtalk web client, I can still add people. The confusion probably comes because gmail end-user types probably don't notice if they're on Hangouts, old web gtalk, or Windows GTalk.

On December 4, 2014 2:12:02 PM EST, Jason Locklin <locklin.jason at gmail.com> wrote:
>Skype is a complete black box. Libpurple, and the various clients that
>use it (like Pidgin, Adium, Bitlbee, etc) can pretend to have Skype
>text
>chat functionality by running Skype in the background and accessing the
>friend list and chats via an API.
>
>Google has also been transitioning away from XMPP/Jabber with their
>Hangouts. The Jabber interface for the 1-on-1 chat in Gmail is still
>available, but who knows for how long, and, from what I understand,
>adding new people now to your friend list may not be possible.
>
>
>
>On 14-12-04 12:18 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
>> You can interface with Google Talk through many clients, but you will
>> not have Hangout video/audio capabilities.
>> 
>> Skype is a proprietary protocol and to my knowledge was never fully
>> supported for voice on any of the open clients.
>> 
>> Since the other parties you are connecting to are already on these
>> services, alternative protocols are seldom an option.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 12:06 PM, CrankyOldBugger
>> <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Does anyone out there know of a good cross-platform (Linux, Windows
>and
>>> Android) messaging client that can import and handle Skype, Google
>>> Talk/Hangouts, and IRC friends lists?  As it sits, I have at least
>three
>>> different messaging clients running at any one time, I'd like to
>roll them
>>> all into one app if possible...
>>>
>>> I've used Pidgin before but I found the Skype addons a bit flaky..
>>>
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