Hello all,
My roommate and I finally got sick of all the AIM vs. Trillian battles and all of the code bloat that's occurred in these huge chat clients and decided to write our own chat service with an all new server and an all new client. Which is what we've been doing for the past 6 weeks. We've got basic functionality, plus a few luxuries, like offline messaging and invisibility, and we're looking to create a moderate-size test group.
The ultimate advantage to being involved is that you get to help us shape the future of this service through your suggestions. We're very active right now in development and very responsive, and are just looking for some help with testing and thinking about new things to add, and what features should be added first. (Plus the normal bug fixes.) Especially features that don't yet exist in any chat services, we have a couple of good ideas up our sleeves.
The web site for the project is http://www.bitwisechat.com. You have to request a username, this allows us to keep our user base manageable, although right now we are still actively seeking a decent number of users. Please bear in mind we are college students and don't man the terminals 24/7, but we'll respond ASAP to any requests or emails. So grab a few friends, have them sign up, and give it a try! Who knows, it may just be the next big thing.
Thanks in advance!
Kevin
My roommate and I finally got sick of all the AIM vs. Trillian battles and all of the code bloat that's occurred in these huge chat clients and decided to write our own chat service with an all new server and an all new client. Which is what we've been doing for the past 6 weeks. We've got basic functionality, plus a few luxuries, like offline messaging and invisibility, and we're looking to create a moderate-size test group.
The ultimate advantage to being involved is that you get to help us shape the future of this service through your suggestions. We're very active right now in development and very responsive, and are just looking for some help with testing and thinking about new things to add, and what features should be added first. (Plus the normal bug fixes.) Especially features that don't yet exist in any chat services, we have a couple of good ideas up our sleeves.
The web site for the project is http://www.bitwisechat.com. You have to request a username, this allows us to keep our user base manageable, although right now we are still actively seeking a decent number of users. Please bear in mind we are college students and don't man the terminals 24/7, but we'll respond ASAP to any requests or emails. So grab a few friends, have them sign up, and give it a try! Who knows, it may just be the next big thing.
Thanks in advance!
Kevin