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- | ===== XMPP/ | + | ===== XMPP as an IM protocol ===== |
- | [[http:// | + | [[http:// |
XMPP is a distributed system, which means that there isn't one single server or one centralized service where everybody has to have an account. There are multiple servers and providers, just like with email. You simply log on to your provider' | XMPP is a distributed system, which means that there isn't one single server or one centralized service where everybody has to have an account. There are multiple servers and providers, just like with email. You simply log on to your provider' | ||
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Servers can have additional services rather than just messaging and presence. Most servers have chatrooms (XMPP is not only one-to-one communiation), | Servers can have additional services rather than just messaging and presence. Most servers have chatrooms (XMPP is not only one-to-one communiation), | ||
- | ===== Other uses of XMPP/Jabber ===== | + | ===== Other uses of Jabber/XMPP ===== |
- | There are several other ways XMPP/Jabber can be used: | + | There are several other ways Jabber/XMPP can be used: |
* As the underlying protocol powering [[http:// | * As the underlying protocol powering [[http:// | ||
- | * [[http://www.inkscape.org/|Inkscape]] whiteboard (Work in progress) | + | * [[http://gajim.org/|Gajim]] whiteboard (since 0.15) |
- | * [[http://www.thecoccinella.org/ | + | * [[http://psi-plus.com/|Psi+]] whiteboard |
+ | * [[http:// | ||
* using Twitter ([[http:// | * using Twitter ([[http:// | ||
* Enabling collaborative editing of text: | * Enabling collaborative editing of text: | ||
- | * Abiword collaboration plugin (Work in progress, | + | * Abiword collaboration plugin ([[http:// |
* ways still to be discovered... ;) | * ways still to be discovered... ;) | ||
If you want to learn more about XMPP's technical details, you may want to read the [[http:// | If you want to learn more about XMPP's technical details, you may want to read the [[http:// |