Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-gnome (62 mails)

[Rastislav Krupanský <rastislav.krupansky@xxxxxxxxx>]

2009/6/17 Vincent Untz <vuntz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to discuss using empathy as the default IM client again :-)
> Last time, we didn't make the switch because it was not totally ready.
> But lots of work has happened in the meantime and empathy has some cool
> new features:
>
>  + VoIP that's working
>  + geolocalisation support (not yet in G:F, need to package a few things
>   first, but will be ready soon)
>  + support for adium themes
>  + desktop sharing: you'll be able to share your desktop with your
>   empathy contacts!
>
> Limitations that were blocking this in the past were:
>
>  + file transfer (implemented now)

In which one version is implemented?

>  + a bit buggy (should work fine now)
>  + (?)
>
> I'm not aware of any real downside. Opinions?
>
> Vincent

Here you are my experiences with Empathy-2.27.2

1)
Import accounts doesn´t work. Empathy found Pidgin accounts and tried
to import them, but unsuccessfully. Nothing happened.
2)
Send and receive files doesn´t work. I tried to send/receive files via
msn and icq protocols, from/to ICQ and MSN Messenger under Windows.
> From open conversation window Empathy (via Contact -> Send file)
doesn´t allow send a file. Then i tried to receive files from ICQ and
MSN Messenger, but nothing happened.
Pidgin sends/receives files flawlessly.
3)
Empathy doesn´t offer IRC. I wanted to connect to IRC and ..... where is IRC?

My opinion.
Pidgin is multi-platform software, it is one of the most used instant
messenger (besides Miranda, or Trilian). Users using Pidgin on another
platform won´t have a problem, if they would like to migrate/try
openSUSE.
Pidgin is better translated into many different languages (i think
more than Empathy, but i´m not sure), is the one of more matured
instant messenger.
Why do you want to change something, what simply works? And after my
experiences i can say it works better.
Well, what about it that Empathy supports VoIP, or video? I don´t
care. Nevertheless, the most uses VoIP/video communication service in
the world is Skype.

I vote for Pidgin. Please, keep Pidgin as default IM.

Thanks.

-- 
S pozdravom / Best regards,

Rasto
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