[Adium-devl] Google Summer of Code iPhone/iPod Touch Client

[Augie Fackler]

On Mar 20, 2008, at 1:56 PM, Peter Hosey wrote:

> On Mar 20, 2008, at 11:14:45, Simon Hollingshead wrote:
>> Also the fact that SDK apps can't run in the background  
>> (apparently) also puts a damper on it as you couldn't, for example,  
>> make calls/SMS whilst using any messaging protocols.
>
> I don't think it'd be too bad.
>
> The iPhone is essentially a one-app-at-a-time device; the only app  
> that really needs an exception is iPod (for playing music in the  
> background). Without something like Growl, an IM client running in  
> the background would be more annoying than effective—and the  
> iPhone's screen is so small that Growl could also get annoying,  
> pretty fast.
>
> So I don't think it's terrible that Adium for iPhone couldn't run in  
> the background. I wouldn't consider it a blocker. The NDA thing is  
> much bigger.

Honestly I agree - I don't want to be on AIM all the time from the  
phone most of the time, I just want to hop on and ask a question of  
someone, then go back to whatever I'm doing. Perhaps I'm an unusual  
case.

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