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FS#41508 - Kopete: unable to connect to MSN anymore

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by François (francois.melchior) - Friday, 08 August 2014, 21:07 GMT
Last edited by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Saturday, 09 August 2014, 01:22 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

[Since it is impossible to add comment under Bug  FS#40650 , I have to open a new one.]

MSN support has been removed from Kopete by package maintainer(s) while still available upstream.

MSN service still runs for the moment (can connect and talk with Pidgin).

I have asked re-opening of Bug  FS#40650 , saying that I think that a program should not be limited by package maintainer when it works, and that choice of using some functionality should be let to the user, especially with Arch Linux. It has been denied with the following message: "MSN has been shut down since 2006 according to Microsoft themselves". I do not see the point of saying that since using MSN with other programs has never been supported anyway!

The fact is that it still works for the moment and some Arch Linux users would like to use it with Kopete.

Thanks for your attention,

François.
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Closed by  Doug Newgard (Scimmia)
Saturday, 09 August 2014, 01:22 GMT
Reason for closing:  Duplicate
Additional comments about closing:   FS#40650 
Comment by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Saturday, 09 August 2014, 01:22 GMT
If you want it, rebuild it yourself. The maintainer has already made the decision.

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