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Jaiku micro-blogging client goes open source
Meanwhile, now that JaikuEngine is avialable to the public, anyone can set up their own version of Jaiku. And developers can help contribute to the project. It should be interesting to see how the project fares. While Twitter certainly dominates the micro-blogging space, it's possible that the new open source nature of Jaiku will make it attractive to open source enthusiasts. There's also the possibility that by making the project open source, developers will contribute new and exciting features more quickly -- but only if a strong developer community grows around JaikuEngine.
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The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
