[techtalk] Using AOL with Linux???

[tami at gnu.org]

>It is not possible to use AOL's proprietary service with Unix and Linux.

        This is not true.  GNU/Linux users are free to use their machines
to access any proprietary systems they wish to.  THere is no prohibition in
the GPL against using proprietary services - just against linking free with
non-free code in the same program.

        As for the AOL messenger - there are one or 2  (gpl I think)
GNU/Linux compatable ones out there.  They just hit my announcement boxes
last week, but if you are already an experienced aol user, you might be in
a perfect position to do some finall debugging!

.Tami
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tami at gnu.org
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Austin, Tx.  

>
>On Sun, 13 Aug 2000 MSYBlood at aol.com wrote:
>
>> I have been an AOL user for five or six years.  My username, etc., is well 
>> established among my colleagues and friends.  I would like to continue with 
>> AOL after I install Mandrake 7.1.  Can this be done?  Is anyone using AOL 
>> with Linux?  Where can I get some "How to" information?
>> 
>> Thanks for your help.