fallback

Fallback Messenger

The smart multi-protocol IM and SMS client for Ubuntu Touch

At it's core, Fallback will be a multi-protocol IM client (like pidgin), but Fallback takes it a step further. Instead of sending a message to Jon's gmail or Jon's facebook or Jon's phone number. You will just send a message to Jon, and the app will figure out which service to use based on where Jon is online, which service was used to talk to you last, and how recently that was.

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Tentative Roadmap Milestones

• a simple xmpp client
• google hangouts (a.k.a google talk, gtalk, gchat) support
• release as click app on Ubuntu Touch
• merge contacts between multiple accounts and phone's contact list
• SMS support
• implement "fallback" logic (automatically choose service based on availability)
• facebook chat support
• Ubuntu.OnlineAccounts API integration

Setup

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/psywolf/fallback/master/dev_env_setup.sh

source dev_env_setup.sh

tested on a fresh install of 14.04 64 bit (warning: this script will set your gopath to $HOME/go)

Alternatively, install prereqs and then clone

#Prereqs golang 1.2 or higher Ubuntu Touch SDK go-qml #clone go get github.com/psywolf/fallback

Compile

cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/psywolf/fallback

go install

Run

$GOPATH/bin/fallback