On: Pidgin – A Universal Chat Client

[wruza]

If anyone is curious why it is called .purple, here you go: https://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/WhatIsLibpurple

[thesuitonym → wruza]

That doesn't really answer why it's called purple. As I recall, there used to be something about it being named for the PRogram PLugins (prpl) that (then) Gaim used.

[carlhjerpe → wruza]

I didn't get that info from there