Sikon posted:

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Because it (a) doesn't support conferences, to my knowledge, and (b) is proprietary and centralized, while IRC is an open standard and decentralized. The only real alternative is Jabber.

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Havac posted:

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<Havac> Edited for Littian standards.

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GrandAdmiralJello posted:

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There are also a number of clients you can use, one doesn't need to use the AIM client.

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Sikon posted:

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GrandAdmiralJello posted:

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There are also a number of clients you can use, one doesn't need to use the AIM client.

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I know. ~ Han

But there's no point if AOL controls the protocol, cripples compatibility, doesn't publish specifications, and changes it as often as it sees fit. Actually convinced a number of Russian IRC users to switch to Jabber.

Sorry for off-topic.

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000 posted:

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Here's the IRC chat that brought up the subject, incidentally. Read for much hilarity. (Naughty language warning.)

EDIT: Oh yeah. What Havac said.

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YodaKenobi posted:

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Valin__Kenobi posted:

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Havac posted:

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Edited for Littian standards.

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Awwww....

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