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changeset 3329:e099cf9a9586
[gaim-migrate @ 3347]
Chip is making a commit!
This makes the FAQ basically identical to the one on the website. I'll look
through the old version in the gaim/docs dir soon and see if some things
should be salvaged and merged into the new one and the website.
committer: Tailor Script <tailor@pidgin.im>
| author | Christian Hammond <chipx86@chipx86.com> |
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| date | Thu, 20 Jun 2002 04:00:52 +0000 |
| parents | d183c2703508 |
| children | af52fdf06166 |
| files | doc/FAQ |
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--- a/doc/FAQ Wed Jun 19 21:20:08 2002 +0000 +++ b/doc/FAQ Thu Jun 20 04:00:52 2002 +0000 @@ -1,371 +1,437 @@ Gaim: The Pimpin' Penguin IM Clone Thats Good For The Soul -1 The Basics - 1.1 What does 'gaim' stand for? - 1.2 Where are my log files stored? - 1.3 What are GtkHTML and GtkIMHtml, and why not just use GNOME's - GtkHTML? - 1.4 How do I load plugins/perl scripts? - 1.5 I'm not a native English speaker and I would like a translated - version of gaim. - 1.6 Why can I import my buddylist but not export it? +1 Compiling + 1.1 Is there some way I can compile just Gaim, without all of + these protocols? + 1.2 I'm getting an error: ./au2h.c BuddyArrive.h open: No such + file or directory + 1.3 I compiled Gaim, but when I restart, it did not update. + 1.4 I can't compile Gaim CVS. + 1.5 I have a question about GTK2. -2 Multiple Connections - 2.1 What do you mean by "multiple connections"? - 2.2 How do I sign on more than one account? - 2.3 How do buddy lists work for multiple connections? - 2.4 What's a PRPL? - 2.5 How do I use a different protocol? +2 Using Gaim + 2.1 How do I register for a new account? + 2.2 Why is gaim crashing when somebody sends me an IM? + +3 Features + 3.1 How do I use MSN, Yahoo, IRC, Gadu-Gadu, Napster, or Zephyr? + 3.2 Can Gaim send files? + 3.3 When will file transfer be supported? Is it being worked on? + 3.4 How come there's no Export Buddy List? + 3.5 Will Gaim save my buddy list to the server? + 3.6 Can Gaim import my buddy list? + 3.7 Can I set a buddy icon? -3 About the Protocols (what they support, and how to do things with them) - 3.0 Introduction - 3.1 TOC - 3.2 Oscar - 3.3 Yahoo! - 3.4 IRC - 3.5 ICQ - 3.6 MSN - 3.7 Jabber - 3.8 Napster +4 ICQ Protocol + 4.1 How do I use ICQ? + 4.2 ICQ doesn't work. + +5 AIM/ICQ (Oscar) Protocol + 5.1 Some of my buddies are not showing up as online, why is that? + 5.2 IM Image doesn't work, why? + 5.3 I sent an IM Image, but only a blank line shows up, why? + +6 IRC Protocol + 6.1 Why am I getting disconnected when I try to connect to IRC? -4 Problems - 4.1 Sound doesn't work - 4.2 Clicking on URLs doesn't open Netscape - 4.3 I don't use Netscape - 4.4 I have a bug not described here +7 Jabber Protocol + 7.1 How do I choose which Jabber server to use? + 7.2 How do I change my Jabber resource to be other than the + default of "/GAIM"? + 7.3 How do I register a new Jabber account? -5 Programming - 5.1 I have a patch for gaim! - 5.2 I have a plugin/perl script for gaim! - 5.3 Can you teach me how to program GTK? +8 Scripts and Plugins + 8.1 Where can I find documentation on writing plugins and + Perl scripts? + 8.2 How do I compile a plugin for Gaim? + +9 Development + 9.1 Where should I report bugs? + 9.2 Did you guys reverse engineer it? + 9.3 Will Gaim be ported to Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP? + 9.4 Will there be a QT dock app? -6 Miscellaneous - 6.1 Can I talk to you on IM? - 6.2 I want to write an IM client. Will you help me? - 6.3 I have money. I need software written. Can you help? - 6.4 I have hardware here that's not being used. Can you use it? - 6.5 I would like to send you beer. - 6.6 Are you going to port this to Windows? - 6.7 Why no AOL logo? - 6.8 Why the GPL? - 6.9 What is a wagii? - 6.10 What window manager/distribution/other crap do you use? - 6.11 Is XX a good hard drive, YY a good monitor and ZZ a good CPU? - 6.12 I want to contribute to the effort. Where can I send beer to? +10 Misc. Questions + 10.1 Does AOL's attempts at blocking Trillian affect Gaim? + 10.2 Is Gaim affected by the vulnerability found in Windows + AIM or Yahoo Instant Messenger clients? + 10.3 Can I IM you guys? + 10.4 Can I give you money/hardware/other expensive things that + can be hocked for cash what with you all being + students/full-time-workers and helping to produce this + wonderful software instead of studying/sleeping? + ---- ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +| 1 Compiling ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +1.1 Is there some way I can compile just Gaim, without all of + these protocols? -1 The Basics + Sort of, yeah. There's actually two ways to do it. -1.1 What does 'gaim' stand for? + 1. Use the --with-static-prpls option to ./configure along with + --disable-plugins. This will let you choose which protocols are + compiled in with Gaim, but you will not be able to use any other + protocols or plugins. -It's basically the letter 'g' tacked on to the beginning of 'AIM' (which is -fairly obvious). G stands for all sorts of good things. Girls, Godzilla, GTK, -graham crackers, whatever. + You'll need to compile any protocols that you specified in + --with-static-prpls. Oscar and TOC are defaults. -1.2 Where are my log files stored? + 2. Change to the directories for the protocols you + want to compile (e.g. src/protocols/jabber), and + run make from there. Then after you've compiled all + of them, change back to src/ and run make gaim. -Your logs are stored in $HOME/.gaim/logs/. They had previously been stored in -$HOME/.gaim/YourScreenName/ (e.g. $HOME/.gaim/EWarmenhoven). + +1.2 I'm getting an error: -1.3 What are GtkHTML and GtkIMHtml, and why not just use GNOME's GtkHTML? + ./au2h.c BuddyArrive.h + open: No such file or directory + + You're not using gmake, are you? You need to be using gmake + + +1.3 I compiled Gaim, but when I restart, it did not update. -The widget Gaim had previously used to display HTML was called GtkHTML, and -was written by Mark and Jim specifically for Gaim. Over time, Rob and Eric -hacked at it (read: broke it) and it's gotten to be very fragile and fairly -buggy. + If you previously had an rpm or a Debian package installed, you need to + remove that first. When you restart Gaim, it will give some errors about + your plugins. This is normal. Simply go into the Plugins dialog + (Tools->Plugins) and reload them. These errors will only happen once. -One day Eric got pissed off at GtkHTML and decided to rewrite it, and called -it GtkIMHtml (IM to indicate that it should be used in IM clients). He made -it its own separate project, so that other IM clients (like Jabber clients) -could use it. He based it somewhat off of the old GtkHTML and GNOME's GtkHTML. + +1.4 I can't compile Gaim CVS. -GNOME's GtkHTML is a very powerful HTML viewer. Because of this, it isn't -well-suited for Gaim. It wouldn't be very good if we let you have IFrames in -your conversation, for example. Also, GNOME's GtkHTML depends on a lot of -GNOME libraries that we don't want to force people to use in Gaim. (There is -a strip-down version, CSCHTML, which doesn't use the GNOME libraries; but the -first objection (that it supports too many tags) still applies.) + Make sure you have gettext <= 0.10.40, autoconf 2.11 or 2.53, and + automake 1.4px. If you are still having problems, make sure that your + gettext package includes the program gettextize. If it does not, look for + another package. -1.4 How do I load plugins/perl scripts? + If you have Slackware, you need to get non-slack packages for autoconf, + automake, gettext, and libtool. You also have to copy the contents of + /usr/local/share/aclocal to /usr/share/aclocal. This is due to bugs in + Slackware and the auto* packages. + + +1.5 I have a question about GTK2. -Plugins you had loaded when you quit gaim are loaded again when you start -gaim. To load a new plugin, either click 'Plugins' on the login screen, or -select 'Plugins' from the 'Tools' menu in the buddy list. From there, you -can load and unload plugins, and configure certain ones. If you click on -the 'Load Plugin' button, it will present you with a file dialog, asking -which file you want to load; it will default to looking for a .so file in -the directory plugins get installed to, though you don't have to load a .so -file, and you don't have to load it from that directory. + Don't ask untill the changelog says it works. + + ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +| 2 Using Gaim ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +2.1 How do I register for a new account? + + This depends on the protocol. + + AIM: Go to http://aim.AOL.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp. -When you start gaim, all the .pl files in ~/.gaim will be loaded -automatically. You can also load new scripts from the 'Perl' menu in 'Tools'. -From that menu, you can load a new script (similarly to how you loaded a -plugin above), unload all your loaded scripts, and list which scripts you have -loaded. + ICQ: Go to http://web.icq.com/register. + + Yahoo: Go to http://edit.yahoo.com/config/eval_register. + + MSN: Go to http://registernet.passport.com. -1.5 I'm not a native English speaker and I would like a translated version of -gaim. + Gadu-Gadu: Use the official client to create an account. + + Jabber: See the question "How do I register a new Jabber account?" + below. + -Gaim currently has a few translations (French, Spanish, Korean, and Simplified -Chinese); however, most of them are out of date. If you would like to update -or add a translation of gaim, email or IM either Rob or Eric and they can tell -you how to go about it. +2.2 Why is gaim crashing when somebody sends me an IM? + + If you're using a version older than 0.55 (or Ximian or Debian's 0.54 + package), you can be crashed remotely through an IM using one of two + strings. The solution is to upgrade to the latest version, where both + exploits are fixed. -1.6 Why can I import my buddylist but not export it? + If you are using a version newer than 0.55 and gaim still crashes, please + let us know. + -Because you don't have to. Gaim, out of the kindness of its sweet little -heart, automagically exports your buddylist for you. You can find a copy -of your list in ~/.gaim/YOURNAME.PROTO.BLIST. For example, if you're -using AIM, and your name is JoeUser, then your buddy list could be found -in: ~/.gaim/JOEUSER.0.blist. ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +| 3 Features ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -2 Multiple Connections - -2.1 What do you mean by "multiple connections"? +3.1 How do I use MSN, Yahoo, IRC, Gadu-Gadu, Napster, or Zephyr? -Multiple Connections means that it's possible to connect to the AOL servers -using more than one screenname at a time. It's just a way of not having to run -three copies of gaim for each of your screennames. + First load the plugin. Protocol plugins come with Gaim, so just go to the + Plugins dialog (Tools->Plugins, or the Plugins button on the start + screen) and then click "Load." The protocol plugins are named + lib<protocol>.so, so MSN for instance is provided by libmsn.so. -2.2 How do I sign on more than one account? + After you have loaded the appropriate plugin, use the Account Editor + (Tools->Accounts, or the Accounts button on the start screen) to add the + account. + -The Account Editor controls all of your accounts, and lets you add, delete, -modify, and sign on/off accounts. It is accessible from the login window or -from the 'Tools' menu in the buddy list as 'Accounts'. Simply highlight the -account you want to sign on, and click the 'Sign On/Off' button. To sign on -another account, highlight it and click the 'Sign On/Off' button. There is a -column labeled 'Currently Online' to let you know if the account is online or -not. +3.2 Can Gaim send files? + + TOC can, in a limited way. Most protocols are capable of it, but Gaim + hasn't implemented anything yet. + -2.3 How do buddy lists work for multiple connections? +3.3 When will file transfer be supported? Is it being worked on? + + File transfer is not currently being worked on. It will be supported if + someone writes a patch using a generic user interface and without adding + any GTK+ to the protocol plugins. + + +3.4 How come there's no Export Buddy List? -"The same as they did before" is the simple answer. Each account you have will -have its own buddy list, which you can add buddies to and remove from. In the -'Edit Buddies' tab of your buddy list, you'll see the name of each of your -online accounts (unless if you only have one), with its buddy list nested -underneath it. + It would be the same as the cp command. Gaim stores your buddy list in + the $HOME/.gaim directory. You can copy it out of there. + + +3.5 Will Gaim save my buddy list to the server? -2.4 What's a PRPL? + Gaim already does this in MSN, Yahoo, and TOC. As of version 0.53, this + support exists for Oscar as well. Improved Jabber support is being worked + on. + + +3.6 Can Gaim import my buddy list? -PRPL stands for Protocol Plugin. It's a way to dynamically add new protocols -to gaim. This allows you to use gaim as your AIM, ICQ, Yahoo, and even IRC -client, all at the same time. Loading a PRPL is just like loading any other -plugin - simply load the .so file from the plugins dialog. + This depends on the format of the buddy list. Gaim cannot import Licq + contact lists. Gaim has mixed success importing Windows AIM buddy lists. + If you want to try, click File->Import. This is accessible after you sign + on. -2.5 How do I use a different protocol? -In the Account Editor, click the 'Add' button to add a new account. Below the -password entry, you should see a menu labeled 'Protocol', with a list of the -protocols available for you to use. (If you don't see the protocol you want to -use, make sure you have the proper PRPL loaded.) Enter in your username (for -ICQ this should be your UIN) and password, and you're set. You can then sign -the account on by clicking the 'Sign On/Off' button when the account is -highlighted. +3.7 Can I set a buddy icon? + + Yes. Go to the Account Editor (Tools->Accounts from the buddy list), and + click to "Modify" the Oscar account you wish to have an icon. Type the + full path to the image you wish to use in the box labeled "Buddy Icon + File." The file must be below 4KB. It can have any dimensions, and can be + in any format. However, if you wish Windows users to see it, it must be + in a format Windows understands, such as .bmp, .gif, and .jpg. -3 About the Protocols (what they support, and how to do things with them) ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +| 4 ICQ Protocol ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -3.0 Introduction +4.1 How do I use ICQ? -This really only describes the protocol, and how gaim is able to use it. For -a listing of what gaim has implemented with each protocol, please read the -STATUS file. + ICQ support is part of the OSCAR protocol, labeled AIM/ICQ in gaim (see + the question "ICQ doesn't" work for why). To use it, simply put your + account number in the ScreenName box and your password in the password + box. Leave the server settings alone. -3.1 TOC -TOC is an open protocol (meaning that there's open documentation from the -people who developed it), developed by AOL, for clients to use to connect to -the AIM server. It has stopped being supported by AOL (though they do still -make changes to the TOC server). It is a strip-down and simplified version of -their "real" protocol, Oscar. +4.2 ICQ doesn't work. -TOC is a TCP protocol, and will only ever make one TCP connection (unless if -you accept a file transfer request). Your buddy list is stored on the server, -and gaim keeps a locally cached copy as well. When you sign on the server and -local lists are merged. + Use AIM/ICQ for ICQ. AOL stopped supporting the older versions of the ICQ + protocol. The newer versions are extensions of Oscar, which is labled + AIM/ICQ in gaim. Currently, Oscar supports as much of ICQ as the ICQ + plugin used to. To use Oscar for ICQ, put your UIN in the Screenname box, + and leave the server information alone. -3.2 Oscar + ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +| 5 AIM/ICQ (Oscar) Protocol ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Oscar is the protocol that the Windows version of AIM uses (and actually, -ICQ2000 uses it too). It's a closed protocol, meaning that in order for gaim -to use it, someone had to reverse-engineer it. For gaim, the libfaim authors -did this, and wrote a library so that we could use it. +5.1 Some of my buddies are not showing up as online, why is that? -Oscar is a TCP protocol, but it makes several connections: the authorizor (the -initial connection, who you send your screenname/password to), the BOS (which -is the "main" connection, through which all your messages go), ChatNav (which -lets you join chat rooms), as well as one for each chat room you join. Oscar -does let you store your buddy list on the server, but libfaim hasn't added -that functionality yet. - -3.3 Yahoo! + AOL has set a limit for the maximum number of people you can have in your + buddy list. This number is currently 200. Gaim 0.58 gives you a warning + if you are over the limit, but if you are using something prior to 0.58, + make sure you are not over the limit (and upgrade to something more + recent!). -Yahoo! uses a closed protocol; the authors of libyahoo reverse-engineered it -and gaim uses that library. It is a TCP protocol, and makes several -connections, though I'm not entirely sure at which points. It stores your -buddy list on the server, and gaim keeps a locally cached copy. When you sign -on the server and local lists are merged. + The other possibility is that your server-stored buddy list is corrupt. + Unfortunately, Gaim 0.53 had a bug that caused it to corrupt some + entries, especially group names. While this corruption doesn't show in + gaim unless you remove the SCREENNAME.0.blist file from ~/.gaim, it does + affect how long the server thinks your list is. The best way to fix this, + is to: -3.4 IRC +mv ~/.gaim/SCREENNAME.0.blist ~/ -IRC is an open protocol (though I've heard that some servers deviate slightly -from it). It's a TCP protocol, and will only ever make one connection (outside -of DCC connections). + where SCREENNAME is your screenname, without spaces and in all caps. Then + signon, delete all groups, signoff, and signon again to verify that your + list is empty. Once it is empty, signoff, mv your SCREENNAME.0.blist file + back into ~/.gaim, then sign on again. -3.5 ICQ + +5.2 IM Image doesn't work, why? -ICQ is a closed protocol, though there have been several groups of people who -have reverse-engineered it, and there are several libraries available. Gaim -uses icqlib (which supports multiple connections, as opposed to libicq, which -does not). It is a mix of UDP and TCP: the connection to the server is UDP, -and conversations are TCP unless if they are sent through the server. This -means you'll make one UDP connection, and possibly very many TCP connections. + IM Image is very sensitive, even from windows. Gaim currently only + supports sending IM Images if the sender is not behind a firewall or nat + device. Given that the windows version of AIM also has trouble in this + situation, we are not sure this is entirely fixable. A work around that + is sometimes effective is to have the reciever, not being behind a + firewall, request a direct connection, then send the immage. -3.6 MSN + +5.3 I sent an IM Image, but only a blank line shows up, why? -MSN is a weird TCP protocol written by Microsoft. It requires multiple -connections and is a real headache :). + You need to have gdk-pixbuf installed to send IM Images, if the reciever + is also using gaim, [s]he also needs to have this installed. + -3.7 Jabber ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +| 6 IRC Protocol ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +6.1 Why am I getting disconnected when I try to connect to IRC? -Jabber is an open protocol, developed by the Jabber team, and is XML-encoded. -It is a TCP protocol, and you will only ever make one TCP connection. Jabber -has a feature it calls 'transports', where the server tells you which services -it has available (such as AIM or ICQ), and you tell it which service you would -like to use. This way you can have only one connection, but be connected to -AIM and ICQ (among others) several times. Anyone who gives a damn about Open -Source, especially open messaging, should use Jabber. They have the only Open -Source IM server. + You will be disconnected if the nickname you chose is already in use on + that IRC server. Try again with a different nickname. + -3.8 Napster ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +| 7 Jabber Protocol ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Napster is, as you know, the protocol used by that wonderful little program -called napster. You know the one! It's what millions of college kids across -america are using to sastisfy their longing for music :-D. Anyways, gaim supports -it. It's kind of fiunky, though. Napster is a TCP protocol and only requires one -connection to the server. All file transfers, however, are explicitly client to -client. The plugin currently only supports one way file transfer (downloading) -from people who are _not_ firewalled. You can also send private messages to each -other, join chat rooms, browse a user's files, and search. More implementation -coming soon. +7.1 How do I choose which Jabber server to use? + + The Jabber server name is part of your Jabber I.D., such as + somebody@server.name. So when entering your Jabber "screen name", the + server is specified as part of your JID. + -4 Problems +7.2 How do I change my Jabber resource to be other than the default of + "/GAIM"? -4.1 Sound doesn't work + When you create your account in Gaim, simply append the desired resource + identifier to your Jabber I.D. For example: somebody@server.name/resource + -./configure should autodetect whether or not you have ESD libraries. If you -have them it will compile with them; if not it won't. If it compiles with them -you don't need to be running the ESD daemon; it'll automatically fall back to -using /dev/dsp. Make sure gaim has the proper permissions to talk to /dev/dsp -and /dev/audio though! +7.3 How do I register a new Jabber account? -4.2 Clicking on URLs doesn't open Netscape - -Netscape either needs to be running on the current display (though gaim should -handle remote netscape windows OK), or 'netscape' needs to be in your path. + As of version 0.52 and up: -4.3 I don't use Netscape + 1. Click "Tools->Accounts->Add" + 2. Select "Jabber" for the protocol. + 3. Fill in screen name and password as you normally would. + 4. Check the "Register with server" check-box + 5. Click "OK". -There's the option to manually enter which browser you'd like to use. We're -interested in supporting browsers other than Netscape though; send us some -information about how to send a URL to your browser (source is nice :) ). + A pop-up will tell you whether the registration succeeded or not. -4.4 I have a bug not described here - -We have a page at http://sourceforge.net/projects/gaim/, and from there you -can report your bug. + Note: You are strongly recommended to check the "Remember + password" check-box as well, as Gaim presently does no password + verification. So if you don't type in what you thought you did, + you're hosed. -5 Programming ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +| 8 Scripts and Plugins ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +8.1 Where can I find documentation on writing plugins and Perl scripts? -5.1 I have a patch for gaim! + If you look in the plugins/ directory in the Gaim source, you should see + a HOWTO file for C plugins and a PERL-HOWTO for Perl scripts. + + +8.2 How do I compile a plugin for Gaim? -Great! Send it over to the Patches section on our sourceforge page, -http://sourceforge.net/projects/gaim/. From there we'll take a look at it (no -promises that it'll get in, but we'll at least take a look at it). + To compile a plugin for Gaim, you must have Gaim's source code. There are + two ways to get this: Tarballs, and CVS. To work with a tarball, follow + the instructions below. To use CVS, follow the instructions on the CVS + page. Please note that normally, CVS is much more stable than the + tarballs! -5.2 I have a plugin/perl script for gaim! + To work with a tarball, download the latest source code from + http://gaim.sf.net/ and untar it with the command: + + tar zxvf filename + + where filename is the file you downloaded. -Great! Post it to the Patches section on our sourceforge page, and mark it as -a plugin. Then other people will be able to see it and use it. (Make sure that -you understand that your plugin is necessarily GPL'd, and you must provide -source to your plugin.) + After you have a Gaim source code tree, either through tarballs or CVS: + + 1. Change to the resulting directory and run the command: + + ./configure + + This will create the necessary make files. + + 2. Move the plugin you wish to compile into the plugins/ directory in + the Gaim source code tree. -5.3 Can you teach me how to program GTK? + 3. Change to the plugins/ directory. + 4. Type: + + make name.so + + where the name of the file you wish to compile is name.c. -Actually, I can't. I'm a very bad teacher. I'm much too impatient. There is a -really great tutorial and API reference on the GTK website though, -http://www.gtk.org/. That's how I learned, anyway. + Note well the difference in the extensions. If you type make name.c + nstead of name.so, it won't work. + + 5. After make finishes, you can move the plugin to a place that is more + convenient. $prefix/lib/gaim is suggested. If you installed Gaim by + compiling it yourself, $prefix is /usr/local by default. Otherwise, + $prefix is /usr. -6 Miscellaneous ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +| 9 Development ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -6.1 Can I talk to you on IM? +9.1 Where should I report bugs? -Sure. Our IM names can be found in the AUTHORS file. Keep in mind though that -we're busy people. We use those screennames as our main screen names, not just -to talk to gaim users. So please, don't IM us for us to answer questions about -Linux. We'd like to be able to answer everyone's questions, but we just don't -have the time. We aren't paid to hack gaim; we do have other jobs. Also, -please don't waste our time with a simple "hi" or "hello." Don't ask if -you can ask a question, just ask it. We'll usually respond. + http://gaim.sf.net/bug.php + -6.2 I want to write an IM client. Will you help me? +9.2 Did you guys reverse engineer it? -I'll give you advice, but other than that, no (unless you'd like to pay me). + TOC, Jabber, MSN, Napster, and IRC are published protocols, so we didn't + have to reverse engineer those. Oscar, ICQ, and Yahoo are not published, + and were reverse engineered by other people. -6.3 I have money. I need software written. Can you help? + +9.3 Will Gaim be ported to Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP? -Oh yes. Our email addresses are bj91704@binghamtom.edu (SeanEgn) and -rob@marko.net (RobFlynn). + When GTK+ 2.0 comes out and compiles well against Cygwin, and Gaim has + been ported to it, Gaim should work. It will not happen before GTK+ 2.0 + is ported to Windows, though. -6.4 I have hardware here that's not being used. Can you use it? -Most certainly. IM me or email me and I'll tell you where you can ship it to -(I might be able to scratch together shipping money even). - -6.5 I would like to send you beer. +9.4 Will there be a QT dock app? -OK. + Right now Gaim, is done entirely in C and GTK+, so a QT dock app is not + in planned. You can either write a patch to do this yourself, or wait + until the core and UI of Gaim are split. A QT UI will probably be + considered at that time. -6.6 Are you going to port this to Windows? - -No. If you'd like to work on a port help yourself; but I really really dislike -Windows (in all its closed-source evilness). -6.7 Why no AOL logo? - -AOL's legal staff told us no-no. ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +| 10 Misc. Questions ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -6.8 Why the GPL? - -I like the GPL. +10.1 Does AOL's attempts at blocking Trillian affect Gaim? -6.9 What is a wagii? + No. + -Interesting question that you ask, there. 'Wagii' is the official celebratory -cry of gaim. Anytime you are feeling happy or excited, just remember all of -the hard work that we have done to provide you with this wonderful, free piece -of software -- as the pure, raw, emotion flows through you, maybe you too will -let out the cry of -- Wagii. +10.2 Is Gaim affected by the vulnerability found in Windows AIM or Yahoo + Instant Messenger clients? -It is also the sound a Penguin Samurai makes :) + No. + -6.10 What window manager/distribution/other crap do you use? +10.3 Can I IM you guys? -Rob uses Red Hat, with Ximian GNOME on top. I dont really like Ximian but I like -Gnome. On top of my Ximian Gnome is Sawfish. Eric hates saw fish. I kinda of -like it even though it makes me mad. + Sure! Look at the Contact Information + (http://gaim.sf.net/contactinfo.php) page! + -Eric uses debian woody. He uses Enlightenment as his window manager; though -the only reason it would seem that Eric uses X at all is to support having -his 20 Eterms and 4 Mozilla windows open. Oh yeah, and gaim_applet. - -6.11 Is XX a good hard drive, YY a good monitor and ZZ a good CPU? +10.4 Can I give you money/hardware/other expensive things that can be + hocked for cash what with you all being students/full-time-workers + and helping to produce this wonderful software instead of + studying/sleeping? -You could send us one and we could tell you... :) + No. We're completely fool-hardy and won't accept any gratuities with no + strings attached for just being good guys. That and we'd have to share + with everyone who has submitted patches. ;-) -6.12 I want to contribute to the effort. Where can I send beer to? - -IM RobFlynn or email him at rob@marko.net.