-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Matt Rogers wrote: > On Thursday 09 March 2006 00:23, Matt Sicker wrote: >> Matt Rogers wrote: >>> On Mon, Mar 06, 2006 at 08:59:57PM +0100, Olivier Goffart wrote: >>>> Le Lundi 6 Mars 2006 14:48, Duncan Mac-Vicar Prett a écrit : >>>>> http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/03/06/1142235&from=rss >>>>> >>>>> http://developer.aim.com/ >>>>> >>>>> "In the near future we will have solutions for LINUX, MAC and Windows >>>>> Mobile devices" >>>>> >>>>> Matt, perhaps you can lobby to make liboscar the official >>>>> implementation for Linux? :-) >>>> http://developer.aim.com/faq.jsp#aimcc >>>> >>>> Q: Are there any restrictions on what I can build? >>>> A: We tried to make the Open AIM Program as restriction-free as >>>> possible, but in order to help protect our network and users, certain >>>> rules apply. We have highlighted some below, but please refer to the >>>> Developers License Agreement for details. >>>> - Developers are not permitted to build Custom Clients that are >>>> multi-headed or interoperable with any other IM network. >>>> [...] >>> Yeah, in short, this whole thing about Open AIM is complete crap from >>> our point of view. So if anybody that works for AOL is lurking here, >>> send me the protocol documenation. :) >>> >>> -- >>> Matt >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kopete-devel mailing list >>> kopete-devel@kde.org >>> https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kopete-devel >> So, uh, are we allowed to view the code to look for protocol >> specifications? We won't need to use their code, just look for >> incompatibilities and whatnot. If they tried to sue, I'm sure they >> wouldn't have any backing due to interoperability and other stuff. > > There is no code for us to look at. All we get are COM interfaces, AFAIK. Not > to mention that according to their license, if somebody signs up, and then > uses this information for use in an open source client, that person is in > violation of the license, which opens up all kinds of legal ramifications. > -- > Matt > So, essentially, it's pointless? What kind of shit is AOL trying to pull? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux)
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