Pidgin Adds Google Talk Voice and Video Support (and a Vulnerability) 127
ottothecow writes "While various attempts at video and voice support have been in the pipeline since long before GAIM became Pidgin, fully functioning support over XMPP is on its way. Lifehacker reports that Pidgin 2.6 adds voice and video support for GChat (and presumably any other XMPP network) for Mac and Linux. Windows still has a few bugs but they are being worked on. Pidgin 2.6.1 is only available as source at the moment (but precompiled versions are available at getdeb)." Less happily, an anonymous reader writes "A remote arbitrary-code-execution vulnerability has been found in Libpurple (used by Pidgin and Adium instant messaging clients, among others), which can be triggered by a remote attacker by sending a specially crafted MSNSLP packet with invalid data to the client through the MSN server. No victim interaction is required, and the attacker is not required to be in the victim's buddy list (under default configuration)."
Re:Mac Binaries (Score:1, Funny)
Get a compiler, and make them.
Re:ouch (Score:5, Funny)
I don't need an IM application anyway; if I need to contact someone I just open Gmail.
If I need to contact someone, I just yell really loud.
Re:ouch (Score:2, Funny)
Thanks, Vin Diesel.
The rest of us have to use whistles.
Re:ouch (Score:2, Funny)
I think we're still calling that ebonics or some such made-up word?
As opposed to every other word out there that was found in nature?
Re:ouch (Score:5, Funny)
It's like carbon credits.
It is for people who support FSF and feel guilty for running a closed source OS. Instead of actually installing Linux, they offset their use of closed source by installing an open source application. It helps to reduce the guilt and increase "street credentials" among their fellow dwellers of cubicles.
As an example I have Windows XP running Photoshop. In order to offset I looked up the FSF Source-Credits Guide Lines and Regulations Handbook (FSCGLRH) and found out:
Windows XP +10 Source Credits
Photoshop = +5 Source Credits
Offsets I selected:
Pidgin = -4 Source Credits
OpenOffice = -5 Source Credits
Gimp* = -3 Source Credits
Amaya** = -3 Source Credits
*I do not use Gimp, however by installing it, I offset my credits by 3. Thereby reducing my guilt by d6 with a +1 modifier.
** I commonly use FireFox, however, it provides only 0 credits, Amaya on the other hand offsets my credits by 3.
I am happy to say that I am Source Credit Neutral as defined by FSCGLRH. I am even thinking about installing X-Chat 2 in order to sell my credits to offset other people.
Re:Mac Binaries (Score:4, Funny)
You must be new to OS X open source&freeware development. After certain amount of downloads of open source applications, Apple gives you a special quantum encrypted key to next gen OS X (OS X 10.9) and its XCode codes the open source application itself, automatically! They also donate automatically to keep up with the code&hosting expenses.So, all left to OS X users is click "download now" and use it.
Check your Junk Mail, key must be there.