TAG | Windows speaks your instant messaging dialect, too |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Wednesday, 01 October 2008 | |
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Earlier today, David wrote an article entitled “Linux speaks your instant messaging dialect”, and it’s clearly meant to show either existing Linux users, or potential Linux converts, that there’s an instant messaging program that will let you talk to friends no matter what operating system or IM software they use. Of course, given that we live in a world where Windows rules the roost, and Mac OS X systems are also very popular, the chances are that Linux users won’t exclusively have friends that also use Linux, but will have friends that use Windows and Mac OS X, too. Now, people who actually go to the trouble of installing Linux on their computers usually aren’t novices, so David’s statement that he hoped to hear you say “I didn’t know you could do that in Linux” is a bit of a surprise to me, because I’d expect they’d fully know about the plethora of open source alternatives to just about anything from the commercial world. But anything is possible, and there are “newbies” no matter what OS is being used, so David’s article is certainly legitimate. Indeed, David says that over the entire month of October, he’s going “back to the basics” to show you how Linux can “serve your needs”. Well, chances are you’re a Window user, whether happy or unhappy, and I’ll be closely watching, reading and learning about the Linux benefits David will share – so I can tell you how to do the exact same thing in Windows, instead! Windows can “serve your needs”, too, and if you already have it, you may as well get the best from it, and leave all that Linuxing to those who enjoy mucking around with, installing, configuring (etc) free operating systems, while you actually get on with whatever work it is you are doing on your nice Windows system. Clearly, David’s heart is in the right place, for sharing knowledge is certainly a good thing. Promoting working alternatives to commercial programs is great too – Microsoft and even Apple need all the competition they can get to keep on creating better products. The thing is, if you’re a Windows user, why go through all the enormous hassle of moving to one of several Linux operating systems when you already have a working Windows system? Linux isn’t the only way to get a better IM experience. So, let’s start exactly where David starts, and that’s in the world of instant messaging. Please read on to page 2! |
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