Post AlYqL6PWDFqtVOMthA by argv_minus_one@mstdn.party
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 (DIR) Post #AlYqL6PWDFqtVOMthA by argv_minus_one@mstdn.party
       2024-09-01T04:11:03Z
       
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       It just occurred to me that none of the classic #InstantMessaging systems are still running. #ICQ, #AOLInstantMessenger, #YahooMessenger, and #MSNMessenger are all gone. I have lost contact with all my old friends there. I doubt I'll ever hear from them again.The #OpenSource, #federated competitor to these protocols, #XMPP, remains in operation and has outlived them all. So did #IRC, the protocol that arguably inspired them.Proprietary software and protocols come and go, but #FOSS endures.
       
 (DIR) Post #AlYqL8Palx6DiCPz5U by argv_minus_one@mstdn.party
       2024-09-01T04:12:05Z
       
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       This occurred to me because I was looking at the #Pidgin website https://pidgin.im and the classic instant messengers are conspicuously missing from its list of supported protocols…except XMPP.