I am planning to build an open source web based client for FICS. I enjoy playing at http://chess.com, but don't like the fact that it is a closed service. So, I need something similar, but for FICS.
What I am wondering about is, if something already exists for this. Wouldn't want to end up with duplicated effort.
Also, is it something that the chess community would use? What is the most popular way that people connect to FICS?