= 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+.

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.

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]

 * [wiki:WhyNoiOSVersion Why is there no iOS version?]
=== 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 even more 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:SoCDiscussions SoC Discussions]
 * [wiki:FutureSOCProjects Project Ideas]
 * Previous years:
   * [wiki:SummerOfCode2007 2007]
   * [wiki:SummerOfCode2008 2008]
   * [wiki:SummerOfCode2009 2009]
   * [wiki:SummerOfCode2010 2010]
   * [wiki:SummerOfCode2012 2012]

=== Development Tools ===

 * BugTracking
 * ReleaseProcess
 * SecurityVulnerabilityProcess
 * LocalTracChanges
 * '''[http://hg.pidgin.im/ Browse Source]'''

=== Development Information ===

 * Patches:
   * TipsForPatchSubmissions
     * [wiki:CodingStandards Coding Standards]
   * [report:11 All Patches Report]
   * [wiki:PatchesNeedingImprovement Patches Needing Improvement]
   * [wiki:RejectedPatches Rejected and Abandoned Patches]
 * TipsForTranslators
 * [wiki:"Installing Pidgin#Compiling" Building Pidgin]
 * ["Development FAQ"]
 * [wiki:DesignGuidelines Design Guidelines]
 * [wiki:PurpleArchitecture Libpurple Architecture]
 * [wiki:Dependencies Dependencies]
 * [wiki:BuildingWinPidgin Building on Windows]
 * Source code from version control:
  * UsingPidginMercurial
  * UsingPidginMonotone (deprecated - do not use)
 * Plugins and scripting:
  * [wiki:CHowTo C Plugin How-To]
  * [/doxygen/dev2.x.y/html/perl-howto.html Perl Scripting HOWTO]
  * [/doxygen/dev2.x.y/html/tcl-howto.html Tcl Scripting HOWTO]
  * [wiki:DbusHowto D-Bus Scripting HOWTO]
 * The future:
  * AfterTwoOhOh
  * IdeasForBounties
  * [wiki:Roadmap3.0.0 Roadmap for 3.0.0]
 * [wiki:PossibleLicenseViolations Possible License Violations]
 * EditorConfigs
 * DeveloperPages
 * [wiki:TicketStats Ticket Statistical Junk]

=== The Road to 3.0.0 ===

 * [query:milestone=3.0.0&verbose=1&status=new|assigned|reopened&order=priority Tickets targeted for this release]
 * [query:milestone=3.0.0&verbose=1&status=pending&order=priority Tickets that require more information] 
 * [query:milestone=3.0.0&verbose=1&status=closed&order=priority Tickets that are already fixed] 

=== The Road to 2.10.8 ===

 * [query:milestone=2.10.8&verbose=1&status=new|assigned|reopened&order=priority Tickets targeted for this release]
 * [query:milestone=2.10.8&verbose=1&status=pending&order=priority Tickets that require more information] 
 * [query:milestone=2.10.8&verbose=1&status=closed&order=priority Tickets that are already fixed] 