Spark (software)
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Spark is a free open source
instant messaging
client for the XMPP
XML-based protocol for queuing and exchanging audio and text messages and subscribed users lists over the Internet. It is written in Java
. It can be used standalone or as an add-on or plugin to certain Web browsers. It appears especially oriented toward business use. The Spark client is built on top of the Smack API which is available under the Apache Software License.
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
instant messaging
Instant messaging
Instant Messaging is a form of real-time direct text-based chatting communication in push mode between two or more people using personal computers or other devices, along with shared clients. The user's text is conveyed over a network, such as the Internet...
client for the XMPP
Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol is an open-standard communications protocol for message-oriented middleware based on XML . The protocol was originally named Jabber, and was developed by the Jabber open-source community in 1999 for near-real-time, extensible instant messaging , presence...
XML-based protocol for queuing and exchanging audio and text messages and subscribed users lists over the Internet. It is written in Java
Java (programming language)
Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities...
. It can be used standalone or as an add-on or plugin to certain Web browsers. It appears especially oriented toward business use. The Spark client is built on top of the Smack API which is available under the Apache Software License.