However, Pidgin 2.0 was not released as scheduled; Pidgin developers announced on April 22, 2007 that the delay was due to the preferences directory ".gaim".
Namun, Pidgin 2.0 tidak diterbitkan sesuai jadual; pengembang Pidgin menerbitkannya pada 22 April 2007 di mana penundaan itu disebabkan oleh direktori preferensi ".gaim".