Clearly, unity is strength. Customers instant messaging compatible with the MSN protocol on GNU / Linux there are many, as we have ever commented on Genbeta. All of them, of course, have their strengths and their weaknesses. A few weeks ago appeared a post on forums where aMSN announced the intention on the part of developers aMSN, and PyMSN EMeSeNe of working together to create an application possessing all the virtues of different projects.
aMSN is one of the most widely used clients, especially for users who move from one Windows system to the penguin, since it looks very similar to another system of similar programs. However, the interface is scheduled on language Tcl / Tk and can almost say that damages the hearing to use it. It is ugly and gives the impression of old, has long needed a redesign that goes beyond the visual aspect.
aMSN is the basis and foundation for the new idea still carrying the same name, so the list of features will be at least as extensive as that of this famous client: support for video conferencing, sounds, animated icons, file transfer eyelashes, messages offline ... And he expects a graphical interface that provides truly innovative details, a good experience and comfort to the user.
PyMSN Python is a library for the MSN protocol, so its development team will be responsible for all the work with the MSN protocol in the Python programming language.
EMeSeNe is a client messaging protocols which already supports more than MSN, we have also talked ever. It takes less time between us but has managed to gain many thanks to faithful implementation is a very well integrated into the Gnome desktop, with a clear interface, very usable and with a great management additions and added extras.
According discussed own developers, is intended to create the application with a third level design consisting make it work on a multi front end, namely that can run them natively integrated with any desktop, so there is a version developed on bookstores graphic QT (KDE), another on GTK (Gnome), another on EFL (of Enlightenment), another on Cocoa (for Mac) ... and even an interface on ncurses to use from the terminal, at the command line. Each of these front ends will have its own team of independent development of others.
The ultimate intention is to create a super client aMSN2 containing the full power of current aMSN but completely ported to Python programming language, with an improved appearance, a good management additions and integrated seamlessly into any desktop that works on GNU / Linux.
In this film features a small foretaste of some of the details that may be the new graphical interface aMSN2, contact lists test:
If you want to try to install it on your machine, there is a SVN repository from which the latest version of the source code in full swing. It is best to follow the road map for aMSN2 compilation of the official forum, as well as the readme file that comes with the source code.
As a user and supporter of free software I am delighted to see how various projects and work teams to agree and cooperate to achieve higher develop something with the effort and knowledge of all. As a user of instant messaging, anxious hope any news about this new project.
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