Pidgin is AIM’s open source thus much more awesome cousin. It’s no secret I’m a huge fan of open source software and one reason for this is that it makes it impossible to bundle random unnecessary crapware in in with software, something AOL often does. Pidgin is great because it does exactly what it’s supposed to, and if you really want it to it can do so much more. Read on after the jump if you’re interested.

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