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+## What is irccd?
+
+Irccd is an [IRC bot][ircbot] written in [C++14][cpp14] and using [JavaScript][js] for its plugins.
+
+It is developed in mind of being as portable as possible, light, fast, extensible.
+
+Irccd also tries to be small and efficient. It is not uncommon to see more than twenty plugins loaded without eating
+all your memory.
+
+Irccd also tries to have the best JavaScript API for writing the funniest plugins ever.
+
+### Irccd's features
+
+  - Can use JavaScript to create plugins,
+  - Can connect to multiple servers,
+  - Support multiple identities,
+  - Can be controlled by sockets and irccdctl,
+  - Runs on Linux, Windows and *BSD,
+  - Extremely well documented,
+  - Clean and powerful JavaScript API,
+  - Very fast and light.
+
+[ircbot]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRC_bot
+[cpp14]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2B%2B14
+[js]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript