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Re:Pidgin – A Universal Chat Client by valarauko on Friday January 22, 2021 @11:40AM (#25873198)
I wonder if he means old Ben Kenobi
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Re:Pidgin – A Universal Chat Client by dewarrn1 on Friday January 22, 2021 @12:31PM (#25873867)
These are not the IM protocols you seek.

On-topic, Pidgin remains great, I still install it on every new desktop, but I haven't fired it up in years. I suppose it's been displaced by Slack, more's the pity.

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Re:Pidgin – A Universal Chat Client by tannhaeuser on Saturday January 23, 2021 @04:24AM (#25880894)
Nah, these are elegant weapons from a more civilized age.

When developers talked about protocols rather than products.

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