Don’t like the standard MSN client, but would like to stay in touch with those who use MSN? Or do your friends all use different IM (Instant Messaging) services? Do you want to have access to all of those IM services with one client?
Then Pidgin is definitly worth checking out. Not only is it open source, but it works well. With Pidgin you get many of the common IM services into one client, here is a list of which services Pidgin supports.
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What is the most popular program at SourceForge.net? Currently it is Azureus. What is Azureus?
Azureus: Vuze is a powerful, full-featured, cross-platform bittorrent client and open content platform.
A bittorrent client that is open source can be usefull for those who would like to make sure there isn’t any spyware or such in the code. But is it the best open source bittorrent client?
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If you are looking for a way to contribute to an open source project, without knowing how to program or create graphics, OpenOffice.org needs people for triage. Triage is sorting out bug reports and in that way aiding in improving the project.
Never heard of OpenOffice.org? Is the software any good? Where do I go to begin my contribution to the project? Keep on reading for more details.
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SourceForge.net is a great place for those who are interested in Open Source projects. Here you can find many interesting projects and software. It’s a great place to look if you want a new project to work on, also if you are looking for people to your project you might find someone there. That’s one of the amazing things with open source, that so many can work together to create better software.
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