Kit is an
AOL Instant Messenger client for
Linux licenced under the
LGPL. It is included as part of the
KDE Desktop Environment package. Features found in version 1.2(not necessarily the most recent at the time of this writing) include:
among other standard
AIM features.
Features not included are
buddy icons,
advertisements, and probably others.
Overall it is just a basic
instant messaging client that does it's job without any frills.