And what was the state of Linux when proprietary instant messaging apps were popular?

  • @[email protected]
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    662 years ago

    It was great because none of them secured their protocols.

    Everyone on Linux just used Pidgin and you had all your contacts and chats on every service all in one client.

      • JokeDeity
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        52 years ago

        I started with Trillian on Windows and eventually went to Pidgin on Windows because Trillian was a resource hog when I used it. Fun times. Now everyone’s just unified on Discord, lol.

        • @[email protected]
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          22 years ago

          I kept using Trillian until just a few years ago. Discord is just for group chats for me, mainly twitch.

    • JokeDeity
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      52 years ago

      I used Pidgin every day for about 15 years on Windows. Different times. Sometimes it feels, better times.