{"slug": "open-oscar-server", "name": "open-oscar-server", "category": "communication", "category_name": "Email and chat", "description": "", "recommenders": 3, "commenters": 3, "warners": 0, "score": 2.654, "rising": 0.35, "first": "2026-02-09", "latest": "2026-08-30", "why": "the Open OSCAR Server project is a fantastic labor of love stewarded by a kind soul", "why_is_quote": true, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 3, "neutral": 0, "compare": 0, "warn": 0}, "spark": [0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0], "listed": true, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "the Open OSCAR Server project is a fantastic labor of love stewarded by a kind soul", "kind": "", "icon": false, "domain": null, "github_repo": "github.com/mk6i/open-oscar-server", "official_url": "https://github.com/mk6i/open-oscar-server", "pricing": "", "aliases": ["open-oscar-server", "Open Oscar Server", "Open OSCAR Server"], "verdict": null, "praise": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 791933168, "item_id": 49495823, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49495823", "by": "CursedSilicon", "date": "2026-08-30", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "the Open OSCAR Server project is a fantastic labor of love stewarded by a kind soul", "excerpt": "I was always more of an MSN Messenger guy. But the Open OSCAR Server project is a fantastic labor of love stewarded by a kind soul. They put up with (if not were outright amused at) me digging up the weirdest 3rd party clients I could [1] and just kicking them around against the server software to find bugs [2] [1] https://wiki.cursedsilicon.net/wiki/AIM_Clients [2] https://github.com/mk6i/open-oscar-server/issues/12", "context": "Tests third-party AIM clients against it and reports bugs", "use_case": "AIM/ICQ-compatible server", "switched_from": "", "story": "Open Oscar Server: open-source server compatible with AIM and ICQ clients"}, {"id": 751156032, "item_id": 46947252, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46947252", "by": "accrual", "date": "2026-02-09", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "There's an actively developed open source server", "excerpt": "> Someone bring back AOL instant messenger! >:( There's an actively developed open source server that allows the clients to connect! https://github.com/mk6i/open-oscar-server I wish Smarter Child was still around so we could see how LLMs interact with it.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [{"by": "CursedSilicon", "context": "Tests third-party AIM clients against it and reports bugs", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49495823", "date": "2026-08-30"}], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["aim/icq-compatible server", "oscar chat server"], "compared": [], "makers": [{"id": 791930704, "item_id": 49495669, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49495669", "by": "himynameisjoeyc", "date": "2026-08-30", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "If you're looking for a public server to jump into to start chatting on aim again, please check out https://logon.chat/", "excerpt": "Hey all, If you're looking for a public server to jump into to start chatting on aim again, please check out https://logon.chat/ It is fully backed by OOS :)", "context": "", "use_case": "AIM chat server", "switched_from": "", "story": "Open Oscar Server: open-source server compatible with AIM and ICQ clients"}], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49494571", "title": "Open Oscar Server: open-source server compatible with AIM and ICQ clients", "mentions": 2}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46945742", "title": "Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally", "mentions": 2}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {}, "2026-01": {}, "2026-02": {"recommend": 2}, "2026-03": {}, "2026-04": {}, "2026-05": {}, "2026-06": {}, "2026-07": {}, "2026-08": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-09": {}, "2026-10": {}}, "versions": [], "version_unnamed": 0, "family_ref": null, "runs_on": null, "lines": [], "quotes": [{"id": 791933168, "item_id": 49495823, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49495823", "by": "CursedSilicon", "date": "2026-08-30", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "the Open OSCAR Server project is a fantastic labor of love stewarded by a kind soul", "excerpt": "I was always more of an MSN Messenger guy. But the Open OSCAR Server project is a fantastic labor of love stewarded by a kind soul. They put up with (if not were outright amused at) me digging up the weirdest 3rd party clients I could [1] and just kicking them around against the server software to find bugs [2] [1] https://wiki.cursedsilicon.net/wiki/AIM_Clients [2] https://github.com/mk6i/open-oscar-server/issues/12", "context": "Tests third-party AIM clients against it and reports bugs", "use_case": "AIM/ICQ-compatible server", "switched_from": "", "story": "Open Oscar Server: open-source server compatible with AIM and ICQ clients"}, {"id": 751165952, "item_id": 46947872, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46947872", "by": "mk6i", "date": "2026-02-09", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "", "excerpt": "I got you: https://github.com/mk6i/smarter-smarter-child", "context": "", "use_case": "OSCAR chat server", "switched_from": "", "story": "Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally"}, {"id": 751156032, "item_id": 46947252, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46947252", "by": "accrual", "date": "2026-02-09", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "There's an actively developed open source server", "excerpt": "> Someone bring back AOL instant messenger! >:( There's an actively developed open source server that allows the clients to connect! https://github.com/mk6i/open-oscar-server I wish Smarter Child was still around so we could see how LLMs interact with it.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally"}]}