Comments on: Playing Gaims http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2006/08/18/playing-gaims/ Semi-geeky musings, links, and observations by an all-geeky college student. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:08:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Daniel http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2006/08/18/playing-gaims/#comment-5058 Daniel Sun, 20 Aug 2006 05:01:11 +0000 http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2006/08/18/playing-gaims/#comment-5058 I've used GAIM for years on my Linux box, and recently d/l'ed it on my Windows box. I love it. I couldn't live with 4 buddy lists. But, with GAIM, I can. I've used GAIM for years on my Linux box, and recently d/l'ed it on my Windows box. I love it. I couldn't live with 4 buddy lists. But, with GAIM, I can.

]]> By: Luke http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2006/08/18/playing-gaims/#comment-5055 Luke Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:57:03 +0000 http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2006/08/18/playing-gaims/#comment-5055 The stable Gaim is not too different. I think the 2.x series is being recoded to make it easier to add new features in the future and to rearrange the preferences menu, The stable version, of course, does not crash no matter what you click. The encryption process involves complex math, and I think the message has to be finished before it is encrypted. Also, I have to use some software ported from Windows (including Skype). The hangups are a lot worse because it's not just a matter of graphics libraries (not "GUI"-- that implies the shell itself) like it is with GTK. The stable Gaim is not too different. I think the 2.x series is being recoded to make it easier to add new features in the future and to rearrange the preferences menu, The stable version, of course, does not crash no matter what you click.
The encryption process involves complex math, and I think the message has to be finished before it is encrypted.
Also, I have to use some software ported from Windows (including Skype). The hangups are a lot worse because it's not just a matter of graphics libraries (not "GUI"-- that implies the shell itself) like it is with GTK.

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