[Pidgin] #1543: Transitional renaming of XMPP to "XMPP (Jabber)"

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#1543: Transitional renaming of XMPP to "XMPP (Jabber)"
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 Reporter:  meinhard                                    |       Type:  enhancement
   Status:  new                                         |   Priority:  minor      
Component:  pidgin (gtk)                                |    Version:  2.0.1      
 Keywords:  xmpp jabber beginner ui settings protocols  |    Pending:  0          
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 I am not sure what the reason for the sudden renaming of Jabber to XMPP in
 the Pidgin protocol list was, but from what I can see the result is
 confusing to most users of Pidgin (including me).

 For ethical reasons I mainly use XMPP/Jabber for instant messaging and I
 recommend Pidgin as a client to everyone that asks me. But within the last
 days I had two people writing back to me "Pidgin does not support Jabber,
 but I downloaded program X now, which can do Jabber".

 I suggest to call XMPP in the protocol list "XMPP (Jabber)" at least for a
 transitional period, in order not to lose more users. Jabber is the name
 that has been out there for a few years now, so most people know XMPP by
 that name. The acronym "XMPP" does look scary to most beginners, but
 that's another story.

 I would be glad to receive some opinions and support for the transitional
 renaming.

 Thanks, Meinhard Benn.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/1543>
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