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 # irc [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/aaronweiss74/irc.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/aaronweiss74/irc) #
-An IRC library in Rust. Just went through serious change. Unit tests, more features, and more
-examples coming soon. The existing examples should serve as a good basis. You can find up-to-date,
-pre-made documentation online [here](http://www.rust-ci.org/aaronweiss74/irc/doc/irc/).
+A thread-safe IRC library in Rust based on iterators. It's hopefully compliant with [RFC 2812](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2812). You can find up-to-date, pre-made documentation online [here](http://www.rust-ci.org/aaronweiss74/irc/doc/irc/).
 
 ## Contributing ##
-Contributions to this library would be immensely appreciated. As this project is public domain, all
-prospective contributors must [sign the Contributor License Agreement](https://www.clahub.com/agreements/aaronweiss74/irc), a public domain dedication.
+Contributions to this library would be immensely appreciated. As this project is public domain, all prospective contributors must [sign the Contributor License Agreement](https://www.clahub.com/agreements/aaronweiss74/irc), a public domain dedication.