Apparently at least one person is working, fairly successfully, on a server clone. I think it was this one, but I only know about it from one YouTube video I watched weeks ago.
I didn’t know Pidgin had dropped it, but yeah - the video I saw as well as the git page linked both reference the original client. Is Trillian still around? What about Adium?
Getting my friends to shift over is a pain in the ass for sure
I have my friends and family on Matrix.
My instance is over 7 years old.
Love it, can’t imagine being without it.
That’s where a Ulysses pact can help: https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/02/ulysses-pact/
It was hard to get everyone off aim too but it happened.
Then again there is always IRC.
https://xkcd.com/1782/
You SHOULDN’T have gotten people off AIM. AIM was awesome!!!
We used it literally til the servers turned off.
Apparently at least one person is working, fairly successfully, on a server clone. I think it was this one, but I only know about it from one YouTube video I watched weeks ago.
Sadly Pidgin dropped oscar (aim protocol) support years ago because undeveloped and insecure. So either install a plugin or use the old clients.
On the up side, a complete understanding of the server protocol means new clients can be written.
I didn’t know Pidgin had dropped it, but yeah - the video I saw as well as the git page linked both reference the original client. Is Trillian still around? What about Adium?
I have a friend who is just so damn stubborn when it comes to mixing up their “comfortable” things if they aren’t the one to come up with the idea
Very frustrating