diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f0b0d28d..e0439fbc 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -7,37 +7,16 @@ [![Dependencies Status](https://img.shields.io/david/thelounge/lounge.svg)](https://david-dm.org/thelounge/lounge) [![Developer Dependencies Status](https://img.shields.io/david/dev/thelounge/lounge.svg)](https://david-dm.org/thelounge/lounge?type=dev) -__What is it?__ +The Lounge is a modern web IRC client designed for self-hosting. -The Lounge is a web IRC client that you host on your own server. - -*This is the official, community-managed fork of @erming's great initiative, the [Shout](https://github.com/erming/shout) project.* - -__What features does it have?__ - -- Multiple user support -- Stays connected even when you close the browser -- Connect from multiple devices at once -- Responsive layout — works well on your smartphone -- _.. and more!_ - -__Why the fork?__ - -We felt that the original [Shout](https://github.com/erming/shout) project -"stagnated" a little because its original author wanted it to remain his pet -project (which is a perfectly fine thing!). - -A bunch of people, excited about doing things a bit differently than the upstream -project forked it under a new name: “The Lounge”. - -This fork aims to be community managed, meaning that the decisions are taken -in a collegial fashion, and that a bunch of maintainers should be able to make -the review process quicker and more streamlined. +To learn more about configuration, usage and features of The Lounge, take a look at [the website](https://thelounge.github.io).

+The Lounge is the official and community-managed fork of [Shout](https://github.com/erming/shout), by [Mattias Erming](https://github.com/erming). + ## Installation and usage The Lounge requires [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) v4 or more recent.