[Pidgin] #10709: gevolution - Evolution now supports more IM types than plugin.

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#10709: gevolution - Evolution now supports more IM types than plugin.
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 Reporter:  cedel                           |        Owner:         
     Type:  patch                           |       Status:  new    
Milestone:  Patches Needing Review          |    Component:  plugins
  Version:  2.6.3                           |   Resolution:         
 Keywords:  plugin gevolution Evolution IM  |  
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Comment(by cedel):

 Replying to [comment:3 deryni]:

 Sorry for the delay :(

 > File separate tickets for any gevolution bugs please, it makes things
 easier to track.

 Will do so.

 > We do not like nor support the skype plugin itself and I'm not inclined
 to have the gevolution plugin do so.

 I do understand that you don't support the skype plugin itself but may I
 ask you to reconsider supporting it in gevolution?

 1. It doesn't require the skype plugin to be installed.[[BR]]
 2. If the skype plugin is not installed (there's no account with skype
 protocol), the functionality doesn't manifest itself anywhere (with the
 exception of source code), so there's no pushing of the user to use
 it.[[BR]]
 3. It would act as an "interface" between to other pieces of GPL'ed
 software (skype plugin, evolution), so there should be no legal issues
 (I'm no lawyer).[[BR]]
 4. Not supporting it in gevolution won't stop people from using skype
 plugin and supporting it doesn't make them use it - I think it would just
 save work to a few people.

 > If the GG part of this patch seems like it would work then it can
 probably be committed. My only concern is that I have no idea when the GG
 stuff was added to libebook and wouldn't want to break compilation of the
 plugin for people who may still have too old of a version (the
 evolution/libebook sources and documentation didn't seem to have any
 indication of the version it was added in that I could find).

 According to changelog, Gadu-Gadu fields were added 2006-07-24 and Skype
 fields were added 2008-08-12 - in case this worries you, it should be
 possible to add a check on existence of the fields in evo.

 I'm more worried about this: Tickets: #973 ... (I have GG account enabled
 and it seems to work, but I've got no GG buddies).[[BR]]
 Is that why GG was removed from the plugin?

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