gHamachi program is a Gnome GUI frontend for Hamachi. Hamachi is a zero-configuration virtual private networking tool.
Hamachi client attemps to replicate some of the ease and functionality found in the Windows client.
‘ghamachi’ is a binary file ready to run on your GTK+2 enabled desktop (Gnome, KDE, etc..)
Installation:
· Unpack the downloaded archive
· Make ‘ghamachi’ executable: chmod [...]

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Xastir project can receive and plot APRS position packets. Development is a collaborative effort of programmers from around the world. Xastir supports many map formats and is highly customizable. Check out the “Screen Shots” link to see just a few of the ways that Xastir can be used.
Xastir runs on Windows/MacOSX/Linux/FreeBSD/Solaris/Lindows, with many more possible. [...]

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Coccinella is a Jabber client with a whiteboard. The whiteboard is a shared desktop which supports text, drawings, images, and multimedia in a number of formats, such as MP3 and video.
Coccinella runs in two main modes, a peer-to-peer configuration and a mode compatible with the Jabber Instant Messaging system.
A flexible plugin architecture may be used [...]

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CryptoHeaven offers secure email and online file sharing/storage. It integrates multi-user based security into email, instant messaging, and file storage and sharing in one unique package.
It provides real time communication for text and data transfers in a multi-user secure environment. The security and usability of CryptoHeaven is well-balanced; even the no-so-technically oriented computer users can [...]

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Pentabarf is a conference planning software written in Ruby ( using the Rails framework) and PL/pgSQL.
This project supports you in the submission collection, content planning, schedule creation, feedback collection and has various exports to put these data to use in other systems.
Requirements:
· Ruby 1.8.3 or newer
· Rails >= 1.2.0
· XMPP4R - XMPP/Jabber Library for Ruby
· [...]

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Pidgin, previously known as Gaim, is a multi-protocol instant messaging client for Linux, BSD, MacOS X, and Windows. Pidgin messenger is compatible with AIM and ICQ (Oscar protocol), MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, IRC, Jabber, SILC, Gadu-Gadu, GroupWise Messenger, and Zephyr networks.
Pidgin users can log in to multiple accounts on multiple IM networks simultaneously. This means that [...]

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PlexIRC project comes with packed with features for chatting using IRC and DCC based protocols.
Here are some key features of “PlexIRC”:
· Support of most widely IRC commands for regular users and operators
· DCC based chatting and file transfer
· Supports chat via channels, private and DCC protocol
· Multiple chat windows
· Large collection of emoticons
· Java Web [...]

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BSFlite is a minimalistic, line-based AIM client for Unix.
Instead of having a full screen console interface, BSFlite employs a command line interface that allows your fingers to do all of the work without needlessly sifting through windows.
BSFlite runs on UNIX (including Linux, all of the BSD’s, Solaris, etc.), Zeta (and possibly BeOS), Windows, DOS, Mac [...]

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LinWinTalk is a GTK-based NetSend GUI for Linux used for sending and receiving net send from linux/windows machines. Uses Samba to send and receive messages. It can be minimized into the system tray and a popup window will appear as soon as a message is received.
Visit website to download latest version.

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KouChat is a simple serverless chat client for local area networks. KouChat project is written in Java, and is free software.
Here are some key features of “KouChat”:
· Main chat
· Private chat
· Selectable text color for your user
· See when someone writes
· Away mode
· Topic
· File transfer
· System tray integration
· Sound notification when minimized to tray
· [...]

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