Pandora Chat Important!

[pyropandora]

Hi, I am thinking of making a chat application for the Pandora, but before I start the developement, I was wondering if anyone else has anything similair install.

Now be HONEST

 

[mazza558]

Someone will port Pidgin or something similar. There's no point writing an entirely new program for the Pandora when established versions already exist. Plus, if the OS is going to use repos, this'll keep the program updated.

 

[Pickle]

Hi, I am thinking of making a chat application for the Pandora, but before I start the developement, I was wondering if anyone else has anything similair install.
Now be HONEST

If GLib and GTK+ could be ported then:
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Pidgin is a graphical IM program that lets you sign on to AIM, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo!, and other IM networks. It runs on Microsoft Windows and Unixes. It is written in C and uses GLib and GTK+. It was formerly called Gaim.

Finch is a console-based IM program that lets you sign on to AIM, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo!, and other IM networks. It runs on Unixes. It uses GLib and ncurses. It was formerly called Gaim-text.

libpurple is a library used for developing IM programs. See What is libpurple? for more information.


Im sure there are tons of IM clients out there that will be runnable on the Pandora. I suggest your effort would of more value if you work on the libraries or software for your favorite IM client.

 

[ashdjones]

There's no point writing an entirely new program for the Pandora when established versions already exist. Plus, if the OS is going to use repos, this'll keep the program updated.

That's not exactly the homebrew spirit now is it?

 

[mazza558]

There's no point writing an entirely new program for the Pandora when established versions already exist. Plus, if the OS is going to use repos, this'll keep the program updated.

That's not exactly the homebrew spirit now is it?




Well, if free and Open Source code is readily available, why repeat the work of others?

 

[ashdjones]

Well, if free and Open Source code is readily available, why repeat the work of others?

A) For Fun
B ) Learning Experience
C) Try out completely new ideas
D) Existing code doesn't fit your requirements
E) Just because you can
F) Challenge

etc, etc...

 

[sindbad]

In this case, it's a bad idea. An IM client is a LOT of work and pidgin is very good. I don't even think there are any huge windows that would have to be modified.

 

[Megamixman]

Gnome has also been doing a lot of work in Telepathy and Empathy. Both are actually coming out quite nice and could very likely be a lot more lightweight then pidgin.

 

[crasherball]

what about a "pandora-network"?

basicly a chat-protocol (plugin) for e.g. pidgin....

something like a huge chatroom where every pandora-user logs in, when he turns on his pidgin....
like a irc-channel...
only that u cant really "leave" the room, while ur connected....
(and maybe u could also create sub-channels for e.g. games....
like: "wesnoth - looking for players")

thats how I imagine it to be:
turnin on my pidgin....actually just for using icq....
but I'm automatically signed in the pandora-im too...
but I dont see that - it joins silently
I wont see it - just so it doesnt disturb me
(u would have to manually make the chat visible in pidgin, if u wanna go chat activly in the room)

so now lets say I'm in the pandora-chatroom...
dudeNo1 sees that I signed on, and hes like: omg, crasherball is on, hes that uber-pro-1337-haxx0r in quake....imma gunna ask him how he manages 2 get so overthetop-Progamer-style

so, he sends me a message
and a chat-window pops up on my desktop
I'm gettin a IM from dudeNo.1 cause either he wants to ask me something personal ("why are u so uber") or he wants to tell me that people are talking about me in the public chat, and that I should join ("everybody tells ur so uber, please state it in the publicchat")

this way u get all the pandora-owning-people who are connected to internet (and got their pidgin running) at one place

it could also become a very powerful tool, when ur bored as hell, and just want somebody to chitchat - or just ask for support, and dont want to spam the forums
just like in irc

 

[Prometheus]

I don't know about anyone else, but I certainly wouldn't ever want to be signed into something I don't want to use silently and without my permission when I run an application that I want to use for something else.

 

[FRZ]

I was thinking, doesn't irc does that kinda thing we are talking about or the already IM programs? I think the difference is that the DS gives you that drawing board being that it has that dual screen advantage. Unless their is a palm-esque program for the pandora that add a side drawing onscreen pad that could be used instead along with an IM, IRC client.

 

[crasherball]

I don't know about anyone else, but I certainly wouldn't ever want to be signed into something I don't want to use silently and without my permission when I run an application that I want to use for something else.

naw, I'm not talking about "without your permission"
of course everybody would be able to disable it, if they dont like it.
its just a plugin

u can just activate this "feature" in your pidgin to be always connected to the pandora-comunity IF U WANTED TO


its basicly like the telephone...
your telephone is always connected to the plug....
and u can always be called, or make calls yourself when ur at home...

the idea is that ur always connected, so ur always reachable....

but if u dont want to, u can always pull your telephone cable...
of course, not alot of people do that, eventhough ur number might be in the phone-directory...
so theoretically everybody is able to call you

its kinda like with pandora - only that you'll only be reachable from other pandora-users

and...you call always pull the plug(in)

 

[redstar1949]

I would like to have a very prominently placed option to connect to a Pandora IRC channel, that'd be cool... but I'd probably rather see it as part of the OS itself that as a part of Pidgin...

 

[pyropandora]

Yeah I'll just wait until somebody imports another chat app. Now, I'll just keep to my other project

 

[conso]

I'm planning on modifying pidgins bonjour-plugin to automatically connecting pandoras - and only pandoras - in your local wifi.

I know of the "there won't be enough pandoras sold to make this really usefull"-issue, but I usually tend to do something instead of listening to dependency-circles
I actually know some guy's at university that want to buy a pandora, so it would be nice to see if they are around

 

[kloplop321]

there are IRC clients for linux that are open source.
there are IRC servers that we can use like EFNET, FreeNode, and more
IRC is standard and on every operating system just about
Just use IRC
period.

 

[GernotFrisch]

The pictochat I was pointing out, already runs. So all we need is a Pandora.

 

[mickb22]

i think pictochat on pandora would be very cool. my cousin owns a ds so maybe i could help?? but if your not looking for help that's fine.

 

[PoisonedV]

Now, double posting due to accidentally doubleclicking the button is one thing, but posting the same line twice in one post? also, how is having a cousin who owns a ds going to be helpful?


is this the pandoras target audience?