Hello,
I’ve found a outtake from the ICQ End User License Agreement
“You agree not to (1) create or use any software other than the Software
provided by ICQ or by America Online, Inc., or any affiliate thereof, to enter
your ICQ number and password or to access the ICQ Services, without the express
written authorization of ICQ; (2) extract information from the ICQ Services,
reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, alter, duplicate, make copies, create
derivative works from, distribute or provide others with the Software, the ICQ
communications protocol or any information available on, derived or extracted
from the ICQ Services, or any part thereof; (3) block, disable or otherwise
affect any advertising, advertisement banner window, links to other sites and
services, or other features that constitute an integral part of the Software
and ICQ Services; (4) connect, use, attempt to connect or use in any way the
ICQ Services, for any commercial purpose and any other purpose that is not for
your private personal use in good faith and as explicitly offered on the ICQ
Web site; and (5) incorporate, integrate or otherwise include the Software or
any portion thereof (including the ICQ communications protocols) into any
software, program or product that communicates, accesses, or otherwise connects
with the ICQ Service or any other instant messaging, Internet, or online
service.”
© Wikipedia
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICQ
Does this means that Pidgin is “ illegal “ and that ICQ can ban Pidgin users?
Or is Pidgin a ( official ) exception and was approved by ICQ?
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