Gaim vient de sortir en version 1.0.0. Ce client de messagerie instantanée gratuit et multi-protocole vous permettra de vous connecter à MSN Messenger, ICQ, AIM, IRC, Yahoo, Zéphir, etc...
changelog 
Drag-and-drop buddy support for the Invite dialog
Drag-and-drop buddy support for the Pounce dialog
View Chat log available from the interface (Daniel Atallah)
Ability to receive offline messages in character encodings other than ASCII
File transfer status messages printed to conversation windows
Display file transfer messages when someone sends you a file over AIM
Handle MSN buddy lists more sanely
Zephyr can use tzc to run from behind a firewall
Work around window manager stupidity with new dialog windows
Compile with gtk 2.5.x
Escape invalid characters in log names
for clicking add in an msn chat with 2 or more people in your buddy list
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