Pidgin- What the hell is this

For all the Window fans here's my opinion:

"Computer is like an air conditioner, when u open WINDOEZ it stops working :-D"

Pretty true, windows is perhaps the most homely name around and also the most famous one. And the heart of the youth and exclusively again for Windows platform is a Chat Client named Google Talk or GTalk.

What I see in next 10 years is complete monopoly of Google and it's products, and here's an interesting list of some of them:

1. Gmail--- Obvious
2. Orkut--- Youth just looooveeeee it
3. Gtalk--- Just dont ask me
4. Code Google Repositories
5. Google Docs
6. Blogger

And most are using atleast three of above mentioned stuff.
FYI, Google servers run on Linux blood[;-)]

But what the hell is Pidgin. Pidgin is an Open Source Multiprotocol Free Chat Client.

Wait wait, let's be slow........

Open Source: You have the Source Code to do the exploiting
Multiprotocol: It has suport for different protocols, you may run Yahoo, AIM, Gmail accounts all a the same time.
Free: The best part, you never pay for it.
Chat Client: Just as Gtalk is.

But why dont i use Gtalk, to be honest Gtalk is embedded everywhere, and now even Orkut has added it's functionality. But as i am a Developer i just dont get enough food just by seeing things done and nywayz Pidgin is way too powerful than Gtalk.

Gtalk is also supported only on Windows whereas Pidgin can run on every damn machine that has a C compiler( Be assured everyone has one ). You might give it a try here:

http://www.pidgin.im/
http://www.pidgin.im/download/windows/
http://www.pidgin.im/download/source/

The above links sum it all, have a go if u feel inspired ;-)!!!!

I have done a bit of Source Code digging and will let u have a feel of what i have done. Maybe then you realize the satisfaction of letting code run to your beat ;-)