[Opensim-dev] Using XMPP for managing and tranmitting Instant Messages and presence in OpenSimulator.

[dr scofield]

Teravus Ovares wrote:
> I suppose if you get LibPurple to license their code more liberally, 
> then we can use it..   however..  until then.   Sorry.
and it still be client-only. not very useful for us looking at things 
from the server side.

what i've been thinking about is: use XMPP elements and transport via 
our scalable grid interconnects --- that way we are not reinventing yet 
another IM protocol and it should be easy to have grid--XMPP world gateways.

    cheers,
    dr scofield
>
> On 3/7/08, *Teravus Ovares* <teravus at gmail.com 
> <mailto:teravus at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Yes, alas.  LibPurple is a client library..   and is GPL.  Sorry.
>
>
>     On 3/6/08, *SignpostMarv Martin* <opensim at signpostmarv.name
>     <mailto:opensim at signpostmarv.name>> wrote:
>
>         Using libPurple for this purpose was brought up, but there is
>         the issue
>         of licensing restrictions.
>
>         Teravus Ovares wrote:
>         > I've paused working on the Instant message system to
>         investigate in
>         > greater detail what would be entailed in using XMPP to
>         transmit online
>         > presence data, one to one instant messages, and one to many
>         instant
>         > messages and I've essentially gotten that none of the specs
>         or drafts
>         > really take advantage of the inherent scalability of grid
>         computing.
>         >
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