diff -ru gossip-0.8.orig/src/gossip-dbus.c gossip-0.8/src/gossip-dbus.c

--- gossip-0.8.orig/src/gossip-dbus.c	2004-08-19 15:53:18.000000000 -0400

+++ gossip-0.8/src/gossip-dbus.c	2005-05-23 13:55:47.000000000 -0400

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@

 		return FALSE;

   }

-	dbus_bus_acquire_service (bus, GOSSIP_SERVICE, 0, &error);

+	dbus_bus_request_name (bus, GOSSIP_SERVICE, 0, &error);

 	if (dbus_error_is_set (&error)) {

 		g_warning ("Failed to acquire gossip service.");

 		dbus_error_free (&error);

@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@

 	dbus_message_iter_init (message, &iter);

-	show = dbus_message_iter_get_uint32 (&iter);

+	dbus_message_iter_get_basic (&iter, &show);

 	if (dbus_message_iter_next (&iter)) {

-		status = dbus_message_iter_get_string (&iter);

+		dbus_message_iter_get_basic (&iter, &status);

 	}

 	gossip_app_set_presence (show, status);

Only in gossip-0.8/src: gossip-dbus.c~