Workaround a bug in gnomekeyring python binding causing a crash on startup.
Such a workaround was in upstream between SVN revisions 7321 and 9575.
For more information see:
 http://trac.gajim.org/ticket/2595 
 http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=363019

Index: src/common/passwords.py
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--- src/common/passwords.py.orig
+++ src/common/passwords.py
@@ -54,9 +54,10 @@ class SimplePasswordStorage(PasswordStor
 
 class GnomePasswordStorage(PasswordStorage):
 	def __init__(self):
-		self.keyring = gnomekeyring.get_default_keyring_sync()
-		if self.keyring is None:
-			self.keyring = 'default'
+		#self.keyring = gnomekeyring.get_default_keyring_sync()
+ 		## above line commented and code below inserted as workaround
+ 		## for the bug http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=363019
+ 		self.keyring = "default"
 		try:
 			gnomekeyring.create_sync(self.keyring, None)
 		except gnomekeyring.AlreadyExistsError: