Pidgin (Instant Messenger)
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 Contact list (main window) of Pidgin 2.7.9 under Ubuntu |
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| developer | The pidgin team |
| Publishing year | December 31, 1998 |
| Current version | 2.14.1 (June 11, 2020) |
| operating system | BSD , Linux , Windows , Solaris |
| programming language | C. |
| category | Instant messenger |
| License | GPL ( Free Software ) |
| German speaking | Yes |
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Pidgin [ pɪʤɪn ] (formerly Gaim , not to be confused with Gajim ) is a free instant messenger for various protocols . The program was originally written by Mark Spencer for Unix-like systems ( Linux , BSD ), but it can also run on Windows . Pidgin can be greatly expanded with plug-ins .
On April 6, 2007 it was announced that Gaim had been renamed Pidgin due to legal issues with AOL regarding the trademark "AIM". The name Pidgin is a play on words between the term pidgin languages and the similar sounding term “pigeon” (English pigeon , carrier pigeon ) - hence the purple pidgin pigeon (“pidgin-pigeon”).
Functions
Supported protocols
Pidgin supports various network protocols . This is made possible by plug-ins that at least partially implement the respective protocol for Pidgin. In addition to the official plug-ins for the officially supported protocols, there are also additional plug-ins that are provided by other developers or projects to make Pidgin compatible with these networks. There are currently plug-ins for the following protocols, among others:
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From version 2.6.0, Pidgin also supports voice and video calls via XMPP (Jabber), but not yet under Windows.
Encryption
Messages can be encrypted using the pidgin-encryption and Off-the-Record Messaging (OTR) plug-ins , which work with different encryption standards.
More plug-ins
In addition to supporting additional protocols, Pidgin can also be equipped with plug-ins that expand the range of functions. These range right through to plug-ins that offer cryptographic functions to encrypt messages. In addition to the official protocol plug-ins, there are currently more than 200 other plug-ins for Pidgin.
development
Some functions such as audio and video telephony or theming were developed within the framework of sponsored projects of the Google Summer of Code .
Gaim 1.x
The last version declared stable before it was renamed to Pidgin was Gaim 1.5.0, which was released on August 11, 2005.
Pidgin 2.x
After seven beta versions, the last already bearing the new name Pidgin , and almost a year and a half after the appearance of the first beta version, the final version 2.0.0 was released on May 3, 2007. Since then, however, there have been some innovations, so that version 2.4.3 appeared on July 2, 2008, in which the problem with the changed ICQ protocol was eliminated. Version 2.6 brought the possibility of audio and video calls, which Mike Ruprecht began to implement in Google's Summer of Code in 2008.
Derivatives
The core of Pidgin is a programmer, a C - library under the name libpurple available. The following programs are based on Pidgin or libpurple:
- Adium is a libpurple based instant messenger for macOS (GPL)
- Finch is the command line version of Pidgin (GPL)
- Instantbird uses the XULRunner runtime environment
- Meebo was an instant messenger that ran inside web browsers (proprietary)
- Similar to Adium, Proteus is an instant messenger for Mac OS X, which is currently not actively further developed (GPL)
- PhoneGaim is based on Pidgin and supports VoIP over SIP (GPL)
- ScatterChat supports improved encryption
- QuteCom (formerly WengoPhone ) supports VoIP over SIP as well as normal instant messaging (GPL)
- Pidgin Portable , d. H. does not have to be installed on the computer. B. started from a USB stick:
- Pidgin Portable for Windows from PortableApps
- Pidgin Portable as an official workaround for creating a portable version of Pidgin for Windows (GPL)
literature
- Sean Egan: Open Source Messaging Application Development: Building and Extending Gaim . Apress L. P., New York 2005, ISBN 1-59059-467-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Going public with Pidgin on the project website
- ↑ Pidgin FAQ: Why can't I use Zephyr on Windows? Retrieved July 6, 2012 .
- ^ RVP in Pidgin
- ↑ Tlen.pl in Pidgin
- ↑ Xfire in Pidgin
- ↑ Skype API Plugin for Pidgin / libpurple / Adium (English)
- ↑ microblog-purple
- ↑ https://github.com/EionRobb/purple-discord
- ↑ FullChangeLog - Pidgin - Trac. XMPP. Retrieved May 25, 2012 .
- ↑ Pidgin FAQ: Does Pidgin support voice or video? Retrieved July 6, 2012 .
- ↑ Off-the-Record Messaging project site - Download the OTR plug-ins for Pidgin (English)
- ↑ Third party plugins
- ↑ ICQ locks out older clients. In: heise online . July 2, 2008, accessed July 4, 2008 .
- ↑ Pidgin Portable on PortableApps.com (multilingual)
- ↑ Running Windows Pidgin From a USB Drive (Portable Mode). In: Pidgin FAQ. Retrieved March 8, 2009 .