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xochat.org: make new friends

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My friend Tom Hoffman has set up a Jabber server for XO Laptop users:

I'm having a feeling I'll regret having done this, but xochat.org is now up and running. If you've got an XO you can point it at my Jabber server by popping open a terminal and typing this:
sugar-control-panel -s jabber xochat.org

Then hit ctrl+alt+erase to restart Sugar. You should then see the other people logged in to the server in the "Neighborhood" view. That is essentially the widest view. You should be able to see other users and shared activities, and share your own activities with them, including video.

This is, however, the bleeding edge of the bleeding edge, so don't expect perfection.

This isn't group chat; once you've got it set up, start the Chat activity, share it with your neighborhood, and like magic, you'll find all sorts of people and activities in your neighborhood. Very cool! Link and update

Posted by Brian Jepson | Dec 28, 2007 08:22 PM
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Posted by: Tim Kissane on December 29, 2007 at 9:20 AM

Great work, Brian! A nice service. I stumbled this post.

Posted by: Tim Kissane on December 29, 2007 at 9:22 AM

My mistake! Thanks to Tom Hoffman for the server and Brian for the post. I should have more coffee before posting.

Posted by: Tim Kissane on December 29, 2007 at 9:33 AM

I've done it again! The olpc.org link is a parked domain scam. The real link for the XO is http://www.laptopgiving.org/en/index.php.
Okay, I'm going back to my Ruby refresher...

Posted by: medotaka1 on December 29, 2007 at 2:56 PM

excellent