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How to download and build im_kit

Only recently I reported that BeOSNews is being updated again, and already Stephen wrote a new 'howto' article. This time the howto is about downloading and building the im_kit.

Quoted from BeOSNews:
Thanks to the hard work of Michael "slaad" Eiman and others, the IM Kit has gone from an interesting proof-of-concept to being one of the best multi-protocol IM clients available. While it is mature enough for day-to-day use at this point, it's not very obvious how a non-developer can get their mitts on a recent build; there is a listing on BeBits, but a new build hasn't been posted since Feb. 2006.

Fortunately it's possible to obtain and compile an up-to-date build of the im_kit with a little work.

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