Using Twitter on Gnome [Linux]
Months ago I used Adobe Air based Twhirl to use Twitter on my Linux machine. However, as an open source enthusiast this application just didn’t fit well in the list of programs I used.
So, after searching around once more I found Gwibber, written in Python and GTK. With it you can attach your Twitter account, plus Digg, Identi.ca, Facebook, Jaiku, Pownce (erm… this last one not for long), and add some RSS feeds for your reading pleasure.
I’m pretty happy using Gwibber. It is fast, light, does just what I want it to in an easy interface. The only feature that I miss is the ability to look at my direct messages.
[...] Gwibber is pretty much the only way I’m using Twitter nowadays since I ditched Twihrl. This is a great project and best of all, I know it is under heavy development so more features should be added to it soon. [...]
[...] 25, 2009 Gwibber, an open source microblogging app for Gnome has now reached version [...]
What a wonderful piece of software!!! All we need support for now is RSS feeds so we get it all in the same application
Great software