GSoC '09, with XMPP

The XMPP Standards Foundation has helped support a number of open-source projects through Google’s Summer of Code program over the years. Although the XSF is not participating in the Google Summer of Code this year, a number of XMPP-related projects have been accepted by other mentoring organizations…

On the JabberFr forums, “Misc” posted the full list:

• Pidgin:
  • XMPP - libpurple transport, allowing servers to offer gateways to all the IM networks that Pidgin (or Adium) supports
  • Privacy Rewrite, giving users powerful controls over “XMPP firewalling”
  • Telepathy prpl, integrating Pidgin’s powerful Purple library with the GNOME Instant Messaging and Presence framework
• Apache Foundation:
  • Extend the Vysper XMPP Server/Client with the publish-subscribe XEP (XEP-060)
• Python Foundation:
  • Gajim: Whiteboard Implementation
  • Adding support for server-side history and roster versioning in Gajim
• Gnome :
  • GNOME-Games + Telepathy: Play GNOME-Sudoku with your IM contacts
  • Implement Music Sharing in Banshee using the Telepathy API
• KDE :
  • VoIP client for KDE (revive KCall)
  • KDE - Conversation Logging Framework
  • Turn Kopete chat window into a library
• Maemo :
  • IM Client For Canola Using Python-purple

At the XSF, we’re tremendously excited to see so much implementation of cutting edge technologies in so many widespread projects. It’s a testement to the innovative nature of the XMPP community, and we’re looking forward to seeing - and using - the results.

Article by Misc, translated by Nicolas Vérité, edited by Dave Cridland.