This is the future of emulated EQ. Maybe not this client but one like it.
https://github.com/daeken/OpenEQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moLBr4B8PoE
Currently "re3" a GTA reverse engineered client is being sued by Take Two for doing exactly this. They're also reusing art assets like this from the original game and saying you need to obtain a copy of the game to get those assets. It's nearly an identical legal situation. The devs of that project haven't folded yet and it's still available on Github but there hasn't been any news I saw in the past year or so since they were sued. I am hoping to see how that case ends soon because it will set a legal precedent about this situation and for me at least would be motivation to build a client knowing it is legally viable.
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/...-twos-lawsuit/
There is an unofficial TAKP Wiki that has a link to a .zip file of EQMac client hosted on dropbox. I'm not willing to play legal whack a mole like that. "Oh we don't endorse providing the client as TAKP. Some fans have a Wiki where it is provided." "Oh we don't provide the file on the Wiki. Someone uploaded it to Dropbox not us." It's funny because that is probably a more sound legal strategy than an actually legal reverse engineered client where they can squeeze your nuts with legal fees even though they'll lose in the end.