[CS-FSLUG] Kopete won't work with Yahoo

[Ed Hurst]

David Aikema wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 12:34:13 -0600, Ed Hurst <ehurst at asisaid.com> wrote:
> 
>>checked, it offered MS-only features in the applet. Since FOSS chat apps
>>don't display all those wonderful Yahoo ads, I believe they see us as
>>service thieves
> 
> Is there any reason that they shouldn't?

An old debate I won't engage. Yahoo's problem is an unwillingness to
work with FOSS. Most coders would refuse to show ads, but I am quite
certain (asked a coder about two years ago) Yahoo refused to discuss it,
even if coders offer to display them somehow.

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