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Pidgin developer laments juggling too many accounts

Original: What it's like to be a @ pidgin developer... Needing/having way too many accounts... # Pidgin # OpenSource # IRC

A Pidgin developer is describing the awkward reality of maintaining the open-source chat client: needing and holding far too many separate accounts across different chat networks. Pidgin, the veteran multiprotocol messaging app long associated with IRC and other protocols, remains in use by a niche community, and the comment highlights the fragmentation of modern messaging that made multi-network clients appealing in the first place.

Why now: The humorous but pointed complaint from an actual Pidgin maintainer resonates with anyone frustrated by today's fragmented chat landscape.

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