= Pidgin, Finch, and libpurple =

Pidgin is a graphical IM program that lets you sign on to AIM, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo!, and other IM networks.  It runs on Microsoft Windows and Unixes.  It is written in C and uses GLib and GTK+.  It was formerly called Gaim.

Finch is a console-based IM program that lets you sign on to AIM, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo!, and other IM networks.  It runs on Unixes.  It uses GLib and ncurses.  It was formerly called Gaim-text.

libpurple is a library used for developing IM programs.  See [wiki:WhatIsLibpurple What is libpurple?] for more information.

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= For Users =

=== Help ===
 * '''[wiki:FAQ Frequently Asked Questions]''' - Look here first!

 * [wiki:"UsingThisSite" Using This Site]
    * [wiki:TipsForBugReports Tips for Bug Reports] - You must be logged in to submit bug reports!
    * [wiki:GetABacktrace Get a Backtrace] - Follow these directions to help us debug crashes.
 * [wiki:"Using Pidgin" Using Pidgin]
   * [wiki:shortcuts Default Keyboard Shortcuts]
   * [wiki:ConfigurationFiles] - what is in your `.purple` directory
 * [wiki:"Using Libpurple" Using Libpurple]
 * [wiki:"Using Finch" Using Finch]

=== The Pidgin Community ===
 * [wiki:PidginCommunity]
 * [http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo Mailing Lists]
 * [wiki:DesignGuidelines The Pidgin Philosophy] - Why some things in Pidgin are the way they are
 * [wiki:Merchandise]
 * [wiki:SpreadPidginAvatars Spread Pidgin] - User submitted "fanart" to help Pidgin become popular!
 * [wiki:ThirdPartyPlugins Third-Party plugins] - A page for plugin developers to list their plugins for users to see
 * [wiki:ThirdPartySmileyThemes Third-Party Smiley Themes] - A page for smiley theme authors to list their smiley themes for users to see
 

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= For Developers =

=== Google Summer of Code ===
 * [wiki:SummerOfCode2008 2008 Projects]
 * [wiki:SoCDiscussions SoC Discussions]
 * [wiki:FutureSOCProjects Project Ideas]
 * Previous years:
   * [wiki:SummerOfCode2007 2007]

=== Development Tools ===

 * BugTracking
 * ReleaseProcess
 * LocalTracChanges
 * [http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/ ViewMTN]

=== Development Information ===

 * Patches:
   * TipsForPatchSubmissions
     * CodingStandards
   * PatchesNeedingImprovement
   * PatchesNeedingReview
   * RejectedPatches
 * TipsForTranslators
 * [wiki:"Installing Pidgin#Compiling" Building Pidgin]
 * ["Development FAQ"]
 * DesignGuidelines
 * [wiki:BuildingWinPidgin Building on Windows]
 * Version control:
  * UsingPidginMonotone
  * MonotoneLimitations
  * [wiki:IdeaForMTNBranches]
 * Plugins and scripting:
  * [wiki:CHowTo C Plugin How-To]
  * [http://developer.pidgin.im/doxygen/dev/html/perl-howto.html Perl Scripting HOWTO]
  * [http://developer.pidgin.im/doxygen/dev/html/tcl-howto.html Tcl Scripting HOWTO]
  * [wiki:DbusHowto D-Bus Scripting HOWTO]
 * The future:
  * AfterTwoOhOh
  * IdeasForBounties
 * DeveloperPages

=== The Road to 2.5.1 ===

 * [query:milestone=2.5.1&verbose=1&status=new|assigned|reopened&pending=0&order=priority Tickets targeted for this release]
 * [query:milestone=2.5.1&verbose=1&status=new|assigned|reopened&pending=1&order=priority Tickets that require more information] 
 * [query:milestone=2.5.1&verbose=1&status=closed&order=priority Tickets that are already fixed] 