Episode 18: The Rise and Fall of Instant Messengers

Libre Lounge

English - April 26, 2019 04:00 - 22.4 MB - ★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Chris and Serge wax poetic about instant messengers of the past, their
influence on Free Software, on communication and ways that they impacted
each of their lives.

Content Warning: This episode has a brief discussion of death, including
suicide.

If you struggle with depression and are having a crisis, please use one of the resources listed at the end.

Show Links:

Botten Anna (youtube) (look for a lower quality version which has English subtitles)Pidgin Instant Messenger (pidgin.im)Off the Record Messaging (cypherpunks.ca)Conversations.im (conversations.im)OMEMO (conversations.im)Signal (signal.org)

Depression/Suicide Links:

Crisis Text Line US Crisis Text Line Canada List of International Suicide Hotlines