Oh my god, Google just did it : Google Talk (which is XMPP/Jabber based) is now able to communicate with any other users using jabber accounts on server other than Google Talk (see here).
If you already have a Google Talk account, you can add anybody jabber-id to it (I've tested with Gaim) and you will be able to communicate with them, without worrying on the server used by your friends.
This is probably the big boost for a really interoperable and open IM system (like SMTP) as Jabber is, done by a big player.
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Google Talk opened
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Comment from AdamW:
ReplyDeleteSo now what we really need is a jabber.mandriva.com (or jabber.mandrivaclub.com) - it's been suggested many times by Club members but no-one above me will pick it up...can you ask anyone? :)
Comment from Fred:
ReplyDeleteI don't see why. Since anybody can have a Google Talk account, there is no need to duplicate such feature on mandriva side.
Comment from Eskild Hustvedt:
ReplyDeleteNot anybody, need gmail and invites and such junk, mandriva one would just be for the cool factor I guess.
Though, my real comment is: FINALLY! GREAT! :D
Comment from yoho:
ReplyDeleteIs googletalk supporting offline messaging ?
Comment from Fred:
ReplyDeleteNo, I've tested and Google Talk doesn't support offline messaging yet.