On Thu, Jul 20, 2006 at 10:24:37PM +0200, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > I've been following the various suggestions come from this list > about the possibilities Linux offers to chat: > my family want to use `messenger' and ICQ, and before resigning myself > to use MS Windows I wanted to check all the possibilities. > > My impression is that `gaim' manages to use the MSN protocol quite fine, > whereas for ICQ, nor `licq' neither `centericq' neither `gabber' (through > jabber network) can satisfactorily replace the richness of > original ICQ for MS Windows. They only allow the mere IM function > but don't really allow (as far as I saw) > wide users search or multiple chat. > > So I'll have to use MS Windows, although I wouldn't like. > If anybody has a different experience, i.e. finds that licq, > or any other application can perform those functions just or almost > just as the original does - and this means that I didn't manage to use > them properly - please let me know, I'll be glad to have been wrong. > > Thanks, cheers, Hi Rodolfo, I have had some success with using Wine to run some Win32 programs: Internet Explorer, Firefox with flash 8, photoshop,... Thus I get the ability to run an win32 program, dont need to buy M$ Os and dont need to install it. Maybe try ICQ with WINE. Cheers, Kev ps. It beats having your folks having a nice virus/spyware target x-) -- | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux == | my web site: | | : :' : The Universal | debian.home.pipeline.com | | `. `' Operating System | go to counter.li.org and | | `- http://www.debian.org/ | be counted! #238656 | | my keysever: pgp.mit.edu | my NPO: cfsg.org |
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