Pidgin 2.2.0 released

The developers behind the open source instant messaging client Pidgin have released the latest stable version of the software.

The latest edition is Pidgin 2.2.0 and it is available for a free download from the website.

Changelog:

Libpurple:
* New protocol plugin: MySpaceIM (Jeff Connelly, Google Summer of
Code)
* XMPP enhancements. See
http://www.adiumx.com/blog/2007/07/soc-xmpp-update.php (Andreas
Monitzer, Google Summer of Code for Adium)
* Certificate management. Libpurple will validate certificates on
SSL-encrypted protocols (William Ehlhardt, Google Summer of Code)
* Some adjustments were made to fix sending messages when using
the MSN HTTP method. (Laszlo Pandy)
* Yahoo! Chat is fixed.
* Some AIM file transfer issues between Pidgin and other clients
have been fixed. (Kyryll A Mirnenko)
* Properly restore idle status and time for AIM and ICQ accounts
when they reconnect after being disconnected.

Pidgin:
* Insert Horizontal Rules and Strikethrough text from toolbar.
* Option to show protocol icons in the buddy list, from the
Buddies > Show menu. (Justin Heiner)
* Ability to build with native, non-X11 GTK+ on OSX. (Anders
Hasselqvist)
* Remember the ‘Enable Sounds’ setting for a conversation.
* Right-clicking the empty space in the formatting toolbar
allows you to toggle back to the old “ungrouped” version.
* Protocols supporting account registration via Pidgin now show
a descriptive checkbox instead of a vague “Register” button.
* Fixed a bug where a tab would be shown on single conversations
when tabs were disabled.

Finch:
* Per-conversation mute and logging options (accessible from the menu).

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