aMSN – MSN Messenger clone

aMSN has improved since I tried it. The features are many and visually it’s nicer.

A capture of my desktop with aMSN open:

aMSN is a free open source MSN Messenger clone, with features such as:

• Display pictures
• Custom emoticons
• Multi-language support (around 40 languages currently supported)
• Webcam support
• Sign in to more than one account at once
• Full-speed File transfers
• Group support
• Normal, and animated emoticons with sounds
• Chat logs
• Timestamping
• Event alarms
• Conferencing support
• Tabbed chat windows

More images of aMSN:

On the aMSN Home Page there are plugins and skins: http://www.amsn-project.net/index.php

Availible through Add/Remove on Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon and also to download at the aMSN Home Page.

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Using the Music Plugin with Amarok:

New chat client (for me) Monkey Messenger.

Monkey Messenger is an open source (MIT licensed) MSN client.

Avalible deb package for Ubuntu 32 bits and 64 bits is found for download at gedeb.net. More precisely on this link: http://www.getdeb.net/app.php?name=Monkey+Messenger

Related Links: https://launchpad.net/monkey-messenger, http://monkey-messenger.blogspot.com/ (official monkey messenger blog)

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Adding this screen capture of the chat client with a chat window open.

The login screen:

Kmess

Kmess is an alternative MSN Messenger chat client for Linux. It allows Linux users to chat with friends who use MSN Messenger in Windows or Mac OS. The strength of KMess is it’s integration with the KDE desktop environment, focus on MSN Messenger specific features and an easy-to-use interface.

Installation Path: Applications – Add/Remove

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