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+xmpp-rs
+=======
+
+What's this?
+------------
+
+A very much WIP set of rust XMPP library with the goals of being type-safe and
+well-tested.
+
+Contact
+-------
+
+There is an XMPP MUC for the discussion of this library, feel free to join! :)
+
+[chat@xmpp.rs](xmpp:chat@xmpp.rs?join)
+
+License
+-------
+
+Mozilla Public License 2 (MPL2). See the LICENSE file.