GAIM, the multi protocol instant messenger client for Windows, Linux, BSD, and other Unixes. Using Gaim one can talk to one’s friends using AIM, ICQ, Jabber/XMPP, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, QQ, Lotus Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, and Zephyr.
GAIM has now been renamed to Pidgin. The change in the name was due to a trademark issue with AOL, which has an instant messenger which goes by the name AIM. But change in the name has been quite good and it is extremely nice to finally see the new version which was held up due to the issue with AOL.
Pidgin has a new logo, looks great and functionality is top class. One of the first things I noticed was the new Tango icon set they shifted to. The icon set gives a huge boost to the look and feel of the software. I am just in love with this icon theme. Also the way the contacts are displayed has changed a bit, they are displayed as dots along with the name and photos. The dots/images make it easier to know the status of the user much easier.
Overall a too good of a product, and I recommend it to ever one who uses any instant messenger client. In fact, yesterday when I finally managed to get back to connecting to net via Linux, the first thing I did was download Pidgin and get it working. Also when compared to the other two Internet products which also are in version 2, viz., Firefox and Thunderbird, I would say Pidgin has had more of a significant change from 1.x series to 2.x version.
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