Pidgin is back, so let's talk about why a local chat client matters

The Register
Apr 13, 2025, 4:30 am193 ptsTop
Multi-protocol chat client is approaching version 3 In the 2020s you might be forgiven for having forgotten that such a thing as a native chat client exists, but a handful still do and they're still useful. One of these is Pidgin, the artist formerly known as GAIM.…

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