GAIM is OS-agnostic Goodness
While I still refuse to accept the fiasco, with GAIM not working under Win98se just because of code the GAIM folks put into GAIM which they refused to back out, I do enjoy that GAIM works equally well/poorly under all the OSes on which I try it.
Additionally, through the use of a mostly excellent tool called TortoiseCVS, I'm now storing my GAIM preferences and accounts on a server, to which I can synchronize when I move from one machine or OS to the other. It's officially got more roaming capability than Mozilla and ICQ.
The idea of a worker shutting down Windows and moving to Linux - either on a daily basis or forever - is that much closer to becoming reality. With OpenOffice, Mozilla and GAIM among the tools that cross the OS barrier without loss of functionality, the reasons for paying good money for second-rate OSes - when one can get them for free - are just not as strong as they used to be.
Additionally, through the use of a mostly excellent tool called TortoiseCVS, I'm now storing my GAIM preferences and accounts on a server, to which I can synchronize when I move from one machine or OS to the other. It's officially got more roaming capability than Mozilla and ICQ.
The idea of a worker shutting down Windows and moving to Linux - either on a daily basis or forever - is that much closer to becoming reality. With OpenOffice, Mozilla and GAIM among the tools that cross the OS barrier without loss of functionality, the reasons for paying good money for second-rate OSes - when one can get them for free - are just not as strong as they used to be.
posted by Westley | 4:35 PM
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