actually anything open source has its better points. For example, since its not AOL, no ads. 2ndly, there are skins that go way beyond AIM's. Thirdly, it can keep track of more than one protocol, yahoo-icq-etc.

edit: also automatic spell checker

 

GAIM, on my system, uses about HALF the memory that AIM uses. That's including some plugins and 4 accounts signed on right now. GAIM can do more in less space. Why did AIM need 30MB of ram just to have me signed on? AIM is a hog.

I don't get ad's. I don't get AOL invading my pc. I don't have to worry about all the extra junk that gets put on by AOL. AIM would crash probably once a week or every other week, it would just start eating up ram untill it killed itself. GAIM doesn't have that problem, GAIM only gets restarted when the whole pc gets restarted. It's much more stable, smaller, more efficent, does more of what I want.

GAIM > AIM

 

hmmm... I made fun of it before and never even heard of it... this GAIM shit is good eh?

 

And GAIM doesn't randomly boot me when I sign off at night.

 

I might DL it... I am tired of getting woken up by talking AIM Ads

 

Good thing we asked.

 

Whose got their penis up your butt tonite?

 

Your mom

 

I knew that was coming...


On an unrelated note... you're in my sig

 

Yeah, and I never said that. :rofl: