Description:
Chat Client With a Built-in Whiteboard
Coccinella is a free and open-source cross-platform chat client with a built-in whiteboard for improved collaboration with other people. Other key features of Coccinella include:
* File transfer
* Plugin system
* Group chat (MUC)
* Avatars and emoticons
* Multi-lingual and internationalized
* Secured connections (TLS and SASL)
* Open standard instant messaging protocol (*)
(*) Coccinella can connect to any Jabber/XMPP instant messaging server. You can either use a public server, or you can deploy your own server. In the latter case, you can opt to federate your server with the public Jabber/XMPP network.
AIM, ICQ and MSN compatible.
License: GPLv3
Site URL : http://coccinella.im/ and http://thecoccinella.org/ (2 URLs pointing to the same server in case of DNS failure)
Notes: Requires Tcl/Tk 8.4 or higher, 8.5 is recommended and will be required in future versions. aspell is optional for spellchecking
Information about building dependencies, useful for packagers: http://coccinella.im/build/dependencies
"The Coccinella" is one of the very, very few Jabber protocol based programs that allow encrypted internet telephony, which IMHO might make Ubuntu a factor for use in professional industry surroundings. The newest version is 0.96.8 and it is pretty new (see http://