milkbone 0.13 README
milkbone is a rewrite of the AOL Instant Messenger client program for the Win32 operating system. milkbone is written entirely in perl (well, there's a BIT of C) and is open-source freeware. milkbone may be freely redistributed under the GPL as long as this file remains intact and any modifications to the core are noted.
USE
Win32
To run milkbone, simply execute mb.exe or, if you have Perl installed on your system, run src\mb.pl (from the source distro).
Log on with your username and password. Then just go for it. :)
UNIX/Linux
milkbone is designed for use on Win32 systems. However, since the milkbone core is written in perl and uses the Perl/Tk library, milkbone will also run on UNIX-based systems. See COMPATIBILITY.txt for known compatibility issues.
Mac OS
Milkbone should work on Mac OS X, although this has never been tested. Anywone who feels like testing can go ahead and do so.
DEVELOPMENT
milkbone was written and is maintained by the aimLess Consortium. The following individuals are members of the Consortium's development team at this time:
Bill Atkins (thebone@batkins.com) Lead Programmer Sidharth Malhotra Programmer Eric Thul Programmer and UNIX Porter Dan Chokola Programmer
The Consortium is always looking for Perl programmers to lend us a hand. Contact us if you're interested.
The milkbone core is distributed from http://milkbone.batkins.com/ The milkbone mailing list is available at aimless@batkins.com.
DONATIONS
The aimLess Consortium is always willing to accept donations. If you want to help milkbone by donating a few dollars, contact thebone@batkins.com. Remember, we do all this for free; a little donation would make the entire Consortium feel good about itself.
CONTACT US
Please send any comments/suggestions/concerns to thebone@batkins.com.