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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin_%28instant_messaging_client%29

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Pidgin was originally known as GTK+ AOL Instant Messenger. In response to complaints from AOL, the program was renamed to Gaim, an acronym of its previous name. As AOL's IM program AOL Instant Messenger gained popularity, AOL trademarked its acronym, "AIM", leading to a lengthy legal struggle with Gaim's creators that was kept largely secret. On April 6, 2007, the Gaim development team announced the results of their settlement with AOL, which included a series of name changes: Gaim became Pidgin, Libgaim became libpurple, gaim-text became Finch. [1] Due to the recency of the name change, derivatives' titles and the project's logo have not yet changed.

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