Idea #8876: zeroconf chat program

This idea was marked as already implemented the 21 May 08.

Already done!

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Written by davim the 20 May 08 at 22:34. Category: Internet & Networking.
Related to: Nothing/Others. Status: Already implemented

Description

apple's iChat is able to comunicate with other iChat users on the same network without any configuration, using bonjur. It would be nice to have a chat program that could use avahi to find people to chat with on the same network.

I think ubuntu should bet more on zeroconf technology...

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This is already implemented in pidgin which is shipped by default. Just add a Bonjour account.

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Eldmannen wrote on the 20 May 08 at 23:19

Interesting idea.

Auzy wrote on the 21 May 08 at 01:19

I agree with this. When I was working at the apple premium reseller, We used bonjour for the entire internal network chat (although, it may be running jabber by now), but in the showroom it was great, because we could demo ichat without setting up accounts.

+1

fluo wrote on the 21 May 08 at 05:23

Can't telepathy do this with avahi?
http://telepathy.freedesktop.org/wiki/FrontPage

+1 anyway

davim wrote on the 21 May 08 at 07:21

telepathy is not an application, it's a framework.

witch application implements this? can you do zero conf chatting, video and voice conferencing?

davim wrote on the 21 May 08 at 07:23

This is already implemented in pidgin which is shipped by default. Just add a Bonjour account.

the point is to not setup anything....

wiz wrote on the 21 May 08 at 19:45

And in gajim too - "link-local messaging". Works nice ith iChat people.

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