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Bug 293705

Summary:	Add ICQ/AOL/OSCAR support to ECF
Product:	[RT] ECF	Reporter:	Pavel Samolisov <samolisov>
Component:	ecf.providers	Assignee:	ecf.core-inbox <ecf.core-inbox>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	P3	CC:	caniszczyk, mauromol, slewis
Version:	unspecified	Keywords:	helpwanted
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:

Description Pavel Samolisov

2009-10-29 13:27:40 EDT

ICQ/AOL is the protocol that is used by many millions people in Russia, East Europe, Latin America and others regions. I with my frends developed own OSCAR realization: http://code.google.com/p/caffeineim/ This realization is based on the JOscarLib and includes UTF-8/cp1251, X-Statuses, Meta information and search users support. 

I would like create Oscar container for ECF and I make this enhancement request for discuss this topic.

Thanks.

Comment 1 Scott Lewis

2009-10-29 13:38:15 EDT

I think this is a fine idea, and am all in favor...and could even do it myself...but before committing to it some resources/support for it will need to be found, as at least I (Scott) cannot commit to doing it short of some overt support (and/or contributions from community).

But again I think it's a fine idea...and perhaps more doable today than in the past.  I'll be resolving bug 146646 as a duplicate of this bug.

Note that we have the beginnings of such an AIM/AOL provider already in the CVS repository at http://ecf1.osuosl.org in plugins/org.eclipse.ecf.provider.aim (based upon Jaim...but this is easily changed).

Comment 2 Scott Lewis

2009-10-29 13:39:07 EDT

*** Bug 146646 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 3 Chris Aniszczyk

2009-10-29 13:41:12 EDT

Very cool!

Have you considered donating the project to Eclipse ECF and have it hosted at
Eclipse.org?

Do you have a release yet?

Comment 4 Pavel Samolisov

2009-10-30 02:20:01 EDT

Chris, I'm planning hosted it on code.google.com becouse I do not have commits rights on Eclipse.org. Also, I do not have a release of ECF Provider, but I have a release of OSCAR library.

Comment 5 Scott Lewis

2009-10-30 10:40:01 EDT

(In reply to comment #4)
> Chris, I'm planning hosted it on code.google.com becouse I do not have commits
> rights on Eclipse.org. Also, I do not have a release of ECF Provider, but I
> have a release of OSCAR library.

Hi Pavel.  Although hosting on code.google.com is fine, if you wish you can/could host it on ecf1.osuosl.org (ECF's server at the OSU Open Source Lab)...which I administer...so I can create an account for you.  

Further...again if you wish...you can/could contribute things to the Eclipse Foundation, and while going through IP review the code can be worked on by you, me, others at OSU Open Source lab...as well as built and deployed with the ECF builder.

And, if you wish and the other committers agree, you could become an ECF committer.  

So it's up to you.  If you wish to have an extssh account on ECF's osuosl CVS server, please let me (Scott) know.

Comment 6 Pavel Samolisov

2009-10-30 11:09:54 EDT

Hello, Scott

Yes, I would like to have an account on ECF's osuosl CVS server. I will thank you create the account for me.

Comment 7 Scott Lewis

2011-08-09 00:33:07 EDT

This is an enhancement.  Moving to that category.

Comment 8 Scott Lewis

2014-02-12 13:40:20 EST

ICQ/AOL support seems sort of irrelevant now.  If this is not correct, and there is sufficient interest and contributions/resources to continue work on an ICQ/AOL provider then please reopen.  For reference, the existing impl of an AOL provider exists here:

https://github.com/ECF/AOL