This page is a proposal for a unified chat (instant messaging) environment.
This is work in progress!!!
XMPP seem to be an acceptable choice:
- free protocol
- free accounts with jabber.org
- vast choice of clients
- inter-compatibility with gtalk and possibly other common services
Problems:
- Google Hangout does not support XMPP
Proposition:
- anyone should have either:
- Google account (including the users in the auroville.in.org domain) without Google Hangout activated
- a jabber.org account
- client: any choice within (Adium, Chat.app, Pidgin, Android Gtalk, etc). See also http://xmpp.org/xmpp-software/clients/