Date: Dec. 21, 2000
Link: http://linux.devx.com/articles/Railsback01/Railsback01-1.shtml
Source Author or Organization: Kevin Railsback, Linux Development Exchange

In this article the author lists the competitive advantages of Jabber, which he describes as "next to the Linux operating system ... the most successful open-source project to hit the big time".

Features discussed include: Jabber's nonpropietary distribution model, wide platform support (including even the Newton MessagePad), a wide choice of clients, interoperability with other instant messaging systems, ease of setup/use, and a large number of active subprojects ranging from clients and servers to custom-built transport server applications and various Jabber development tools.