pidgin - Pidgin: An open source replacement for Skype

[okengraced123]

pidgin

Pidgin: An open source replacement for Skype

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Hunter's comment

Pidgin is an Instant messaging client and is a free and open-source multi-platforminstant messaging client, working with the library named libpurple that carry many instant messaging protocols, which makes it possible for the user to at the same time log into a range of services from a single application.

Pidgin is extensively used for its Off-the-Record Messaging (OTR) plugin, which offers end-to-end encryption. It was written in C (C#, Perl, Python, Tcl are used for plugins).

The platform is Linux macOS and Microsoft Windows. The stable release date is (March 8, 2018; 3 months ago.

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Link

https://pidgin.im/

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Contributors

Hunter: @okengraced123

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Comments

[mahyulmaulana]

pros:

• the best and sophisticated app

• how to do it easy for users

• free and open-source multi-platforminstant messaging

cons:

• nothing for the current hunt

[dayleeo]

Congratulations Hunt Warrior, your hunt has been verified and ye shall be rewarded accordingly! Upvotes incoming!

[ogochukwu]

This is a very Interesting tool, but you could have used Chrome or Mozilla so that we would have gotten the full anesthetics of the User Interface.

IE just makes it looks strange. Lol

Anyways I want to know if you use it? and if yes how does the user Experience feel like??

It look like one of those strange but useful Applications out there.

Good digging by the way.

Hunt On

[dayleeo]

Thank you for posting on Steemhunt!
However, your post has been delisted on Steemhunt because it does not meet the following posting guidelines.

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Sorry to say that it's been brought to my attention that although I had never heard of it- Pidgin is quite old and well known. Based on that fact I must delist.

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[alejandrofz]

Very good hunting @ okengraced123, this application is fantastic for lovers of open source. Here I will leave my personal opinion about this product.

Pros:

• It has all the characteristics of any chat network, but it comes with its own characteristics that make it great. Since you can chat with people who are on other platforms like Google Task, MSN, Yahoo.
• Its interface is very simple and easy to use, in my opinion a very similar to MSN.
• It is available for Linus, Unix, Windows, MAC. And it also supports most of the languages of the world.
• Its best feature is that it is open source so you can edit text at your convenience, or change the design etc.

Cons:

• None for this hunt.

[calprut]

Nice Hunt @okengraced123

Pros / Cons

Pros:

• Free and Open Source - Anyone can contribute, and this opens great opportunities for further development.
• Support various Chat Network such as AIM, IRC, ICQ, and so forth. All in one place.
• RIngan. Small size, only about 8.3 MB.
• Easy to master - UI displayed simple sanga, anyone can master it.

Cons:

• Nothing.

My Opinion:

• As an Open-Source alternative, it's worth a try.

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