README
1Freetalk
2--------
3
4Freetalk is a console based Jabber client. It features a readline
5interface with completion of buddy names, commands, and even ordinary
6English words! Freetalk is extensible, configurable, and scriptable
7through a Guile interface.
8
9GNU Freetalk is distributed under the GNU General Public License,
10version 3 or later --- see the file COPYING for details.
11
12Usage
13--------
14To start with you can use Freetalk by just running 'freetalk' and
15then doing `/login` to specify your Jabber account and password. To
16avoid having to do this every time, you can put your account details
17in a file called `~/.freetalk/freetalk.scm`. Look at `examples/freetalk.scm`
18to know how to do this.
19
20There is comprehensive documentation in Info format in the doc/ directory,
21which you should be able to read by saying,
22
23 $ info freetalk
24
25Queries
26--------
27If you face any problems compiling or using Freetalk, or if you have
28any feedback/developer questions, feel free to post a message to
29`harsha (at) harshavardhana.net` or open a github issue.
30
README.md
1Freetalk
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5
6Freetalk is a console based Jabber client. It features a readline
7interface with completion of buddy names, commands, and even ordinary
8English words! Freetalk is extensible, configurable, and scriptable
9through a Guile interface.
10
11GNU Freetalk is distributed under the GNU General Public License,
12version 3 or later --- see the file COPYING for details.
13
14Usage
15--------
16To start with you can use Freetalk by just running 'freetalk' and
17then doing `/login` to specify your Jabber account and password. To
18avoid having to do this every time, you can put your account details
19in a file called `~/.freetalk/freetalk.scm`. Look at `examples/freetalk.scm`
20to know how to do this.
21
22There is comprehensive documentation in Info format in the doc/ directory,
23which you should be able to read by saying,
24
25 $ info freetalk
26
27Queries
28--------
29If you face any problems compiling or using Freetalk, or if you have
30any feedback/developer questions, feel free to post a message to
31`harsha (at) harshavardhana.net` or open a github issue.
32
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