gaim/www
Initial import into CVS
Hi everyone. ChipX86 here. After many hours of hard work, typos, and long crying sessions with my Tux penguin, I am proud to present an <a href="http://apt4rpm.sourceforge.net/">apt-rpm</a> repository for Gaim! Those of you using apt-rpm can now update to the latest release of Gaim automatically by following the simply <a href="downloads.php#apt-rpm">instructions</a> I've written for you. Maybe if you're good, we'll have nightly CVS packages in here eventually, but only if you read the <a href="faq.php">FAQ</a> before asking questions in #gaim!
As promised, we've released Gaim v0.59. We're sorry for the delay. Sean and I have both been really busy with work, school, life, etc. Enjoy as this <a href="ChangeLog">ChangeLog</a> is a long one. :)
Nope, we're not dead--just busy. Version 0.59 will be released eventually, we promise. In the meantime, maybe you want to try <a href="cvs.php">CVS</a>. Also, we now have a mailing list, gaim-devel, that you might be interested in subscribing to.
It's a few days late, but we released 0.58 tonight. This release contains the fix to the recent BugTraq posting about Gaim, and a bunch of other neat fixes and features. The <a href="ChangeLog">ChangeLog</a> on this one is long, and I recommend you all commit it to memory.
Seems the CVS RPMs I've been producing nightly stopped updating a month ago. I fixed it, and they will again be updated nightly. I promise
Well, Gaim v0.57 has been released. There's not too much to say about this release. All important goodies can be ripped from le <a href="ChangeLog">ChangeLog</a>. Enjoy!
Well, two weeks have gone by and it's time for another release. This release is relatively minor due to the fact that Sean and I have been working on a few larger projects. This version has a few improvements and bug fixes. See the <a href="ChangeLog">ChangeLog</a> for more information.
Hi, All. Gaim v0.55 has now been released. Due to real life interference, this release is mostly just a bug fix release created by lots of patches. Never-the-less, it's a good release. Enjoy! <a href="ChangeLog">ChangeLog</a> is still your friend.
Gaim v0.54 has been released. This release includes protocol specific smiley faces (Yahoo!, MSN) as well as Direct IM Image sending. See the <a href="ChangeLog">ChangeLog</a> for more information.
CVS Nightlies are being made again. They'll be made and uploaded every night at 12:00AM Eastern. Also, per request, we're making nightly RPMs for i386 systems. If you want to use our CVS code, but can't compile it for whatever reason, try these out!
Well, We've released Gaim 0.53! There's lots of super secret things in this release. For example: Typing Notification, various bug fixes, server side buddy lists in Oscar, and IM images. Hug the <A href="ChangeLog">ChangeLog</a>. Enjoy!
Oh, by the way, go read <a href="http://www.newsforge.net/article.pl?sid=02/02/27/2028200&mode=thread">this</a> neato article posted on NewsForge.
Well, I finally got a little ghettolan (tm) set up in my new place and got my box online. Here's the much awaited 0.52. This fixes some MSN and Yahoo connectivity issues as well as improving Jabber and fixing/updating some translations. The <a href="ChangeLog">ChangeLog</a> is your friend. Enjoy!
I finally got my cable modem hooked up at home (this morning). If everything is working well when I get home then I will be a happy man. You can expect to see me in #gaim, commiting some much needed changes. Take care, all. Thanks for being patient.
This is a small update for you all. I (Rob) will finally be getting settled into my new home on Monday or Tuesday. You can expect Gaim development to pick up shortly after this. Thanks for being patient.
Hi, Rob here. As many of you may already know, Eric has decided to retire from his position as lead developer. It's sad that we're losing him as a developer but I wish him luck in whatever projects he decides to take on.
As for Gaim's future, development will continue. I am relocating (new job) at the end of this week, so things will be rather slow for a week or two. Sean Egan will be doing more development work soon, as well. I will be updating the website with his contact information if you want to probe his brain.
Thank you for all of the praise you have given us over the years. Thank you, Eric, for all of your hard work. I'll see ya next time I'm in California. ;-).
Hi all, EWarmenhoven here. Just wanted to let you know, I'm retiring. It's been nearly two years, and it's time for me to move on to something else. I'll be finishing up my CS degree in a few months and then looking for a job (please someone hire me ;-) ). It's been fun. Thanks for everything.
Well, I finally got off my lazy but and made a release. Things have been really hectic around here the past month or so. Anyways, I know what you guys are after, so here it is. Enjoy this release. Expect us to get back on our two-week schedule soon. The ChangeLog is <a href="ChangeLog">here</a> if you're interested.
Yes, we know that it has been a while since we made a release. Holidays are funky like that. Eric and I have been taking some much needed time off. We'll try to get a release for you all sometime.
Also, we'd like to say that we are not affected by the "security flaw" which was present in AOL Instant Messenger. You can stop asking us now. ;-)
Today was sort of crappy / weird for both Eric and I for different reasons. So, I don't really feel like being joyful. ;-). Here's 0.50. Here's the <a href="ChangeLog">ChangeLog</a>. Have fun.
Gaim v0.49 has been released. There were updates to a few of the protocols and various translations. Check the <a href="ChangeLog">ChangeLog</a> for information on the other changes. Enjoy!!
Yes, that's right everyone, use Oscar for ICQ. It'll work better for you. (Hint: The ICQ2000 protocol is really... you guessed it... Oscar.)
Today marks the three year anniversary of the day the first release of Gaim was made. Thank you all for sticking with us for this long. We have some exciting things in store for the future. :-).
Hiya, all! Gaim v0.48 is ready for you all. Check it out! There aren't too many changes in this release, but, as promised, we have released on Thursday. :-).
Howdy. I hope all of you had a nice Halloween. For those of you that do not do the Halloween thing, I hope you had a nice Wednesday. It seems that our website was haunted by some evil red-eyed penguin. Have no fear, as we have vanquished this evil foe. I hope you were not frightened. ;-)
Now, on to bigger and better things We have released gaim v0.47 today. There are far too many changes to list here, so I will not bother listing them here. Check out the <a href="ChangeLog">ChangeLog</a>. A big thank you goes out to all of those who sent in patches for this release. Keep'em coming!
Hello, all. I just added a disclaimer to our navigation bar. Please read it. Gaim is NOT endorsed by or affiliated with America On Line (AOL).
Howdy Doo, Useroo's. We've released version 0.46 of gaim. This release has quite a number of bug fixes. If you've been having problems with instability in the pass, then we highly recommend trying this release. See the <a href="ChangeLog">ChangeLog</a> for more info.
Hey all, 0.45 got pushed up last night, just barely making the two-week mark since the last release. Lots of good bug fixes in this one. Also, there's a new protocol plugin, Gadu-Gadu, and a new Polish translation. And don't forget to <a href="http://gaim.sf.net/bug.php3">report bugs</a>. Have fun with this one. And don't forget to join us in our IRC channel, #gaim on irc.openprojects.net; if you need any help, you'll be able to get it from the people there. Peace everyone.
Hey! We pushed gaim v0.44 up to the servers today. We stuck to our promise of releasing in two weeks. There's quite a bit of changes, so I won't detail them here. Just take a look at ye olde <a href="ChangeLog">ChangeLog</a>.
Also, don't forget about our IRC channel, #gaim. You can find us on irc.openprojects.net. Stop by, say hi, and chat a while.
For all of you who watch CVS intently, we've got a <a href="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gaim-commits">mailing list</a> set up that will mail you when something new has been committed. 5 PenguinPoints for signing up for it, 15 for writing a mail filter that will update and recompile gaim when you get a message.
Howdy doo, all! gaim 0.43 is out and available to the masses. This version features some various bug fixes as well as a restructuring of the way we handle version numbers. We got tired of all of the prereleases. We're also going to try to release more often now. Once every two weeks, hopefully. Anyway, see the <a href="ChangeLog">ChangeLog</a> for more info. :-)
Hi All, Rob here. I uploaded a new set of RPMS to the servers. The file is gaim-0.43-2.i386.rpm. The old ones require the arts library from KDE distributions. This should fix the problem for those of you who complained. Cheers!
Just to keep all of you people joyful and tripumphant, we've released 0.11.0pre15. It's been quite a while since our last release. We haven't gone anywhere, though. We just took a break. :-). Enjoy this release, see the <a href="ChangeLog">ChangeLog</a> for more info, and look for another release sometime in the not so horribly far away future :-).
Also, We won Linux Magazine's Editor's Choice Award for 2001 in the Instant Messging Category! Hooray.
We've got a new Debian package maintainer, Robert McQueen, who has put pre15 packages into sid for us :) Use apt or get the <a href="ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/gaim/gaim-common_0.11.0pre15-1_i386.deb">gaim-common</a> package, and the <a href="ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/gaim/gaim_11.0pre15-1_i386.deb">gaim</a> or <a href="ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/gaim/gaim-gnome_11.0pre15-1_i386.deb">gaim-gnome</a> package, or both! Also, we've got a room on irc.openprojects.net, #gaim :) You can usually find someone there when you need help.
Hi all, EWarmenhoven here giving you a few updates, seeing as how it's been thirty days since something was last posted here :) First off, I'm not EWarmenhoven anymore, I'm EricWarmenhoven now. Second, I won American Pie 2 tickets off the radio yesterday, and I'm going to see it tomorrow. Also, gaim development was paused for a month or so there, starting from the time my DSL got cut off (around late June), but it's going again now. Hopefully we'll get 0.11 out soon. If you're really impatient and just can't wait for it, download the <a href="gaim-CVS.tar.gz">nightly tarball</a> and play with it! It's got a lot of fixes and improvements since pre14 so you should be using it anyway. Make sure to <a href="bug.php3">report bugs</a>!
So I'm EWarmenhoven again, thanks to Andy and Adam. And sorry Andy, I won't bash it anymore. But it does need to be updated. :)
Oh yeah, I forgot to post this yesterday. MSN works again. It requires the latest copy of gaim (grab a CVS nightly since we havent released pre15 yet). That is all. Have a nice day.
Don't get a CVS nightly :) The CVS nightly is at least a week old, since my computer has been out of commission for a bit. It really is fixed in CVS though.
For those of you that are wondering why we have been distracted lately and haven't seen the latest news over on slashdot, this link is for you: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/25/2115200&mode=nocomment">http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/25/2115200&mode=nocomment</a>. If you have any comments or questions about the matter, please e-mail us at the address provided in the story (gaimdefense@marko.net). Thank you, all, for your support.
Hi, all! We are aware of the problem that exists when trying to sign on to the MSN Messenger service. They have made a change to their servers and are now requesting a challenge that we currently do not know how to respond to. We will be working on this and hope to have a solution soon. Thanks :)
Howdy! I just pushed 0.11.0pre14 up to the servers. This one has quite a bumber of bug fixes as well as a couple improvements here and there. If you really must know, you can always check out the <a href="ChangeLog">ChangeLog</a>.
Hi everyone, EWarmenhoven here. Someone stole my account, so if you try to talk to EWarmenhoven, you're not going to be talking to me. Just wanted to let you all know. No, I don't have an AOL account or use AOL. Don't worry, I'll have my revenge.
I just pushed 0.11.0pre13 up to the servers. This release includes a number of annoying bug fixes as well as a couple small features. Check the <a href="ChangeLog">ChangeLog</a> for more information.
So a couple days ago Oscar started getting blocked as soon as you tried to sign on; you'd probably see the buddy list flash momentarily and then get "Disconnected". We've got a fix that we're fairly sure works and doesn't break anything else (prior fixes ranged from not solving the problem entirely to breaking chat). So, we're recommending people who want to use Oscar use <a href="cvs.shtml">CVS</a> or the <a href="gaim-CVS.tar.gz">CVS Nightlies</a> (which come complete with ./configure like a normal release). And we're still recommending people use Oscar instead of TOC (especially since TOC seems to have been somewhat flaky over the last few days as well).
Hola! Just a quick update for you all. Applet RPMS will now be available from our sourceforge <a href="http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/gaim/">project page</a>. For those of you that are always asking for them, there you go :). Enjoy.
Howdy guys! It's been about a month since our last release. gaim 0.11.0pre12 is finally available for your mass consumption. There have been lots of improvements such as better proxy support, fixes to various protocols, some cleanups on the menus, as well as an insanely often requested feature. That's right folks, you can finally receive buddy icons from other people. This only works when using Oscar and we do not, at this moment, have support for sending your own buddy icon. All in due time.
Also, I would like to suggest that all of you use Oscar as opposed to TOC. Our Oscar implementation, these days, works much better and has all that TOC supports and more. Give it a try under tools->accounts.
So, what are you waiting for? Why are you still reading this? Go! Get <a href="http://ftp1.sourceforge.net/gaim/gaim-0.11.0pre12.tar.gz">it</a>!
This should probably be another "update" to the previous post but I thought it was getting rather long. AOL was up to no good this morning with more OSCAR changes / blocks. 0.11.0pre11 and CVS should be good to go now.
This hack was rather clever. It seems that they were requesting a bogus offset and length (67MB) of a nonexistent module. When that happens, you're supposed to hash the modulename + request. A rather clever trick, if I do say so myself :).
So this morning, some of you may have gotten a dialog about not being able to get a good hash for logging in to AIM, and then a message from AOL disconnecting you. That problem has been fixed, temporarily at least; pre11 should be able to sign on without problems. Earlier versions most likely will not be able to sign on. Jabber's AIM transport is not currently able to sign on, either.
The technical details are: AOL had previously been requesting a hash of 0 bytes (as stated in an earlier announcement). They changed what they were requesting; they are now requesting 67MB starting at an offset of 67MB. Since it was no longer 0 bytes, gaim tried to get the correct hash from a server that had been set up before pre11 was released. However, because of the rather unusual values, the hash server was not able to complete the request, and so did not return a hash at all (hence the message about not getting a good hash). The hash server has been modified to return a current good hash; however, we still need to figure out how to translate 67MB into a workable value.
This is great. They give us the offset and the number of bytes, and the file they want it from; however, if that would involve reading past the end of the file, it's considered an invalid request, <i>and the request itself is hashed</i>. You hash the offset and the length and send it back. So, currently gaim still doesn't need the aim.exe binary; however, pre11 doesn't know about this trick, and so will still request a correct hash from the server. pre11 should still be able to sign on, and Jabber's AIM transport looks like it's up and running again.
They're back to requesting 0 bytes again, which means that pre11 doesn't need to use the hash server anymore. It's so nice finally having a release that, even after two weeks and two attempted blocks by the server, can still sign on.
Howdy guys! We have packaged up yet another release for you all! This time, it's 0.11.0pre11. How lucky! There have been a lot of changes in this release. So many that I don't feel like listing them all here, heh. One of the more notable ones is that Oscar, once again, works. To find out the rest of the changes please check out the <a href="http://gaim.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog">ChangeLog</a>.
Well, what are you waiting for? Go <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=235&release_id=33277">get it</a>. Enjoy!
I just pushed up some PPC RPM's to the server for you Mac freaks out there. Enjoy! Thanks, Christine!
Rob here. It looks like AOL is back up to its tricks again. I just made it back from lunch and have found myself unable to sign on to oscar with my other accounts. Luckily I still had one signed on :-P. Anyway, we're working on an aswer for what's changed at the moment. We'll be sure to update you guys as we find out more.
Eric here. They found a bug in libfaim; they're currently requesting a hash of 0 bytes, which is rather neat since it means we currently don't need to have a copy of AIM at all. Anyway, current CVS is fixed, and should remain fixed for the foreseeable future. We'll put a release out soon with the update; until then, use <a href="cvs.shtml">CVS</a> or the CVS nightlies.
Eric here. I just wanted to let you all know, the Oscar blocks seem to have stopped. For real this time. 0.11.0pre10 can connect to Oscar just fine. The value that gets sent by the checksum hasn't changed in two weeks, and in those two weeks AOL has tried to block Jabber in other ways. So it looks like everything is finally over, at least from our end. Hopefully AOL and Jabber will finally have a meaningful conversation where some sort of partnership is worked out.
Anyway, there have been quite a few Slashdot stories about AIM over the past few weeks. Most people's comments seemed pretty insightful but there were a few that seemed misinformed. Maybe <a href="aol.shtml">this</a> can help clear some things up. (Hopefully this will get posted at least to Slashback, hint, hint.)
Well, all, it looks like it's Friday the 13th (and Good Friday .. how ironic). That means it's time for another release of gaim! Pre10 is out so you should all go <a href="http://ftp1.sourceforge.net/gaim/gaim-0.11.0pre10.tar.gz">download</a> it now. It includes some jabber fixes, new features (in IRC and others), as well as the addition of Zephyr support. Please don't use it, though, unless you know what you're doing - things might break, heh. Enjoy!
Hey everyone. We're going to start providing nightly tarballs of CVS, complete with a configure script and everything, for those of you who can't get CVS to work for whatever reason (or are just too lazy to get it to work ;). You should still try to use CVS through the <a href="cvs.shtml">normal method</a>, though.
Oscar seems to currently be working, even for releases where it had previously not been working (pre7 through pre9, specifically). Jabber came up with an acceptible solution to the problem, so AOL stopped making us send part of AIM, and everything is happy once more. Jabber is still experiencing occasional blocks but for the most part everything seems to be resolved.
Okay, more news. AOL, after a short period where it was difficult to connect, is now requesting part of AIM again. So older releases aren't working, again. But CVS still is able to. We'll keep ya posted.
Yeah, Yeah, I know, I know. Eric and I are the biggest bastards on the face of the earth, hehe! Well, you guys have to admit, it was a good joke, wasn't it? I think we gave quite a few people a nice scare. You guys can pretty much disregard the Apr 1st post. We haven't taken jobs at AOL and we will continue further development on gaim. A big thanks goes out to all of you in the community who support our work. Happy hacking!
This afternoon, I (Eric) received an email from an AOL executive, and after a series of exchanges, we came to the following agreement. Because AOL seems to have the upper hand in this, Rob and I were forced to settle for some things we would have prefered not to have settled for. TOC is getting updated; there will be a version 2 of the protocol, and the old version will be dropped. gaim will therefore stop supporting TOC v1 and Oscar and only support TOC v2. AOL will provide us with a GPL library that we can use, and will also add the necessary hooks in gaim. In return for this, they expect us to add advertisements to gaim. Fortunately for gaim, they have not mandated that all ads be from AOL, so gaim will now be selling ad space to those interested. AOL has also offered me a job, and I've accepted; I'll be working on AIM for Linux in addition to gaim. Meanwhile, Jabber will continue to be blocked, and I (this is the part I had to bend over for) will be helping block Jabber. Anyway, that's the deal.
I just talked with Rob and learned that he has accepted the job as well. It looks like he and I will be co-workers on the same team both extending linux AIM as well as blocking jabber.
AOL is no longer requesting aim.exe. They are now requesting proto.ocm, a different file in an AIM installation. (Stunts like this make it difficult to have a server that provides "correct" values to use, and impossible to embed aim.exe, unforunately.) We've gotten a lot of email with support and suggestions for circumventing the problem, and to all, thanks. Needless to say, Oscar from CVS is not currently working (I've been on vacation the last week, and won't be back until Sunday, Apr 1st, but I will be able to work on gaim some today). TOC is still working (at least, when the servers are working), and you should use that.
Please do NOT flame AOL, or anyone that works for AOL. The Jabber team is trying very hard to have some sort of dialog and agreement with them. It is important, though, that AOL knows that people are upset that they are working against interoperability. But please, be polite when requesting that AOL representatives talk to people from Jabber. And remember, show your support for Jabber by registering a jabber.org account (you can do this through gaim - load the Jabber plugin and click "Register" at the login prompt).
I got especially pissed off that TOC is down and put in a temporary fix for Oscar. CVS should be working, though it's likely it won't be later this afternoon.
Aaight guys, looks like Oscar's not working again. For the time being, please switch to TOC by going into tools->accounts (or accounts from the opening screen) and clicking on Modify. This will allow you to sign on without being disconnected. Bad news is, you won't be able to read other people's away messages without IMing them. Good news is, you'll be able to receive files (and send files if a windows user right clicks your name and hits 'get file'). Enjoy!
We'll try to keep things working as much as we can. If you experience problems with Oscar, try out the CVS copy. It's possible that we've implemented a fix. If not, keep trying, heh. If you don't feel like messing with it, please switch your account type to TOC. Everything should work fine.
We know what's causing the Oscar disconnects, and there's not much we can do about it. Here's <a href=oscar.shtml>why</a>. The current CVS Oscar status is: Able to connect, with chances of disconnects later today or tomorrow.
Well, that didn't take too long. Adam of Libfaim woke up this morning and fixed libfaim and we're back online once again. Thanks for the quick work, Adam! There's also a couple new goodies in this release. The GtkIMHTML Widget takes on the Gtk theme color properly and a few other things. Enjoy!
(11:23:52) AOL Instant Messenger: You have been disconnected from the AOL Instant Message Service (SM) for accessing the AOL network using unauthorized software. You can download a FREE, fully featured, and authorized client, here ...
If at all possible, please go to tools->accounts and switch your AIM account to TOC. Eric and I will work on getting this resolved. Until then, simply wait it out. It's probably more problems with the war on Jabber (tm).
So in AOL's war on Jabber, gaim caught a stray bullet, but we're happy to announce that pre8 should have some nice armour on it. Maybe we'll be able to stay clear of all of this now. Good luck to the Jabber guys; hopefully something good will come out of this. In the next release of gaim, you'll be able to register a Jabber account and help support a great group of people that put it all together. Until then, enjoy!
Just wanted to let you all know, AOL's declared war on <a href="http://www.jabbercentral.com/">Jabber</a>. Jabber.org and Jabber.com have both released <a href="http://jabbercentral.com/news/view.php?news_id=985141057">statements</a> about the blocks by AOL. Just like with Odigo, we got caught in the middle of this. Some of you using Oscar may not be able to connect or even get segfaults when you try to connect. All these problems are fixed in <a href="cvs.shtml">CVS</a> if you want to try that; otherwise, TOC is still working. And make sure to show your support for Jabber by registering a jabber.org account and using gaim's Jabber plugin ;)
Howdy, All. We've got a fun, new, and exciting version of gaim for you. That's right, kiddos, gaim version 0.11.0 prerelease 7 is out! It features <a href="scrn/tabbed.gif">tabbed</a> conversation windows, links have tool tips and there have been applet fixes. This version also sports a newly redesigned Yahoo! (Yay!) and MSN protocol plugin. Download, have fun, and enjoy! Have a great weekend.
Release early, release often! gaim version 0.11.0pre6 has been released! This is mostly a bug fix release. Look for new yahoo and MSN modules in the next release! If you're curious about this release, look at the <a href="http://gaim.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog">ChangeLog</a>. Otherwise, <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=235">download</a> and enjoy!
Sorry for the delay in release, guys. It's been about two months since we've actually put anything out. There's not much of an excuse except for real life, work, blah blah blah. Don't worry, though, we haven't gone anywhere. And now, with out any more delay, gaim 0.11.0pre5 has been released. It has some protocol fixes, a new HTML Widget, more features, etc, etc. Check the <a href="http://gaim.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog">ChangeLog</a>. The new version should be showing up on the FTP sites and on the sourceforge site any moment now ... have a great day all! Peace!
Well, guys, I've got 0.11.0pre4 ready for ya. Eric and I are on vacation at the moment so I was nice enough to sign on and make a release for you all. Ain't I just tha sweetest?
This feature has many new bug fixes as well as support for Jabber and Napster. Please read the STATUS file for more information.
We're proud to annouce that gaim version 0.11.0pre3 has been released! Go <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=235">get it</a> and let us know what you think.
This latest version includes quite a bit of changes. We also have support for the MSN Protocol as well. This brings our total to: AIM, Yahoo, ICQ, IRC, and MSN.
As always, visit our <a href="http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/gaim/">SourceForge</a> site if you have any patches, bug reports, comments, or suggestions. Take care, and have a great day.
Go grab 0.11.0pre2 <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=235">here</a> for the latest release. 0.11.0pre1 had a little bug that caused lots of segfaults. Sorry about that, guys.
It looks like a screwy util.c has made it into the distribution and it's causing some lovely little segfaults. I'll have a new, non-crashy version released today (as soon as sourceforge comes back online). Thanks for your patience.
Hello, all, gaim version 0.11.0-pre1 has been released to the masses! Go fetch it <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=235">here</a>
Please remember that this is only a pre release. It should be mostly functional and bug free. We're releasing it as is so that we can find any remaining bugs that have managed to make it past us. Please visit our <a href="http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/gaim/">SourceForge Site</a> and report any bugs, suggestions, problems that you find. Thanks, and happy gaiming :)
Well, I'm a little late in mentioning this, but this month is gaim's birthday. I believe the exact date of the first CVS version was 11/06/1998. It's been a great two years and we hope to keep providing you guys with wonderful software!
I would like to take this time to thank everyone who has made this possible. Mark, for your original design (and horrible code ;-) j/k bro), to Jim for your many late nights of drunken coding, and to Eric for the great amount of work you have done for the project. It couldn't have been done without all of these guys.
I would also like to say thank you to every one who has ever sent in a patch, provided us with bug reports, or even did graphic design and web work. Thanks guys!
Be on the look out for a rumored 0.11.0 pre-release that should be hitting the ftp servers in about a week. Until then, please feel free to check out the CVS version. Happy Holidays, everyone!
Hey Guys, just a quick update. Check out page 14 of the December 2000 issue of Linux Journal. You'll find a little surprise :-). Have a nice day!
Hello all, Rob and Eric here. We wanted to take a moment to let you all know that we're still alive and hacking!
There are many new things that we have in store for <i>gaim</i>. These things are responsible for the delay in the release of v0.11.0. These changes/features include:</p><ul><li>Support for Multiple Connections<li>Protocol Plugins (We currently have a Yahoo! and an IRC plugin)<li>User configurable sounds<li>Improved plugin portabilty and features<li>Updates to perl code<li>And much, much more :)</ul>
If you're interested in trying any of our development code out then please head over to the CVS section and grab a copy. Please understand that it may be a little unstable at times. There may be situations where all of the new features aren't completed. All in all, though, it's fairly stable. We think you'll enjoy it!
Have a great day, all. And to all of you celebrating Thanksgiving, try not to eat too much turkey. :-)
Looks like a buggy piece of code was commited just as I was making my final commit on version number changes. That little bug slipped into the release unnoticed. Woops! Here's the fix! Take care and happy Hacking! - Rob
We're happy to announce that gaim version 0.10.2 has been released. Fetch it <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=235">here</a>. Source and binary distributions are available. This version features a few bug fixes as well as a few improvements on some already supported features. This release is basically an appetizer for our next release. We have a big surprise for you. If all of you are good kids then we might release a sneak peak screen shot :). Take care, have a wonderful day, and happy hacking! -- Rob
<B>* Update: 10/7/2000 2:37PM *</B> Looks like we made a funky RPM package. Please, if you are using the RPM version (or trying to) get gaim-0.10.2-2.i386.rpm before reporting any problems to us. Thanks!
Hello, all. I just received notification from <a href="http://www.linux-mag.com">Linux Magazine</a> that we won 2nd place in the Tuxie awards for Best Collaborative Tool. Thanks to all of you that made this possible!
Hey Folks! gaim version 0.10.1 has now been released! It features a fix for the small Oscar problem that we were all having a while back as well as a couple other nifty features. Go get <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=235">it</a> and have a wonderful day!
Hello, Hello, Hello. Your favorite gaim developer, Rob, here. Eric and I stayed up nice and late tonight to finish up version 0.10.0 for you guys. I hope you enjoy! It contains many new and exciting features. Curious minds, click <a href="http://gaim.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog">here</a> for the ChangeLog. Enjoy!
Click <a href="scrn/convo1.jpg">here</a> for a small screenshot of our new conversation window. More screenshots will be up within the next few days.
Hey, all, whassup? Rob, here. I'm currently hanging out by the Linux.com booth here at LWE in San Jose. Not too much going on right now. The slashdot boys are throwing a party tonight so that should be fun. Unfortunately, my flight leaves just before the party. :-(. Oh well, we chilled over on the /. booth for a while and watched Star Trek II, the Wrath of Kahn (WHASSUUUUUP).
That's about it for my very brief and sudden update. More news will follow. Oh yeah, and on a more related note, you can expect a new verison of gaim sometime fairly soon. I cant give you an exact date JUUSSTT yet, but Eric and I have been working hard. As always, you can check out the latest version of the CVS copy if you want to see what we have going on. Peace all, keep pimpin' and happy hacking! -- Rob
Hey boys and girls! I'm sorry for the delay with the announcement. 0.9.20 was actually released several days ago. I had some connectivity issues with trying to reach the web server and was unable to make the update in time! Anyway, here ya go! Enjoy!
Hey Folks, looks like there's some sign on issues when using TOC -- don't worry about it. It's probably just the routine TOC problems. Just keep trying :-). It will be back up soon enough.
What else is there to say? This dude totally rocks. Kevin, props to you, my friend, hella props to you. All I can say is, Mmmm. Sam Adams. Thank you again, my friend. May the powers of the pimpin' penguin reign within you always!
Well, it looks like AOL has come up with a standard means of communicating with their servers. I'll save all of the details by linking you to their <A HREF="http://aim.aol.com/openim/">article</a>. We at gaim will be working hard to implement all of the things brought up in this article. We'll keep you posted as the events happen. Cheers and happy hacking!