README.md

   1 # ![KVIrc-Midnight](https://github.com/kvirc/KVIrc/wiki/images/KVIrc-midnight.png) KVIrc
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   3 [![Linux build](https://github.com/kvirc/KVIrc/actions/workflows/build_linux.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/kvirc/KVIrc/actions/workflows/build_linux.yml)
   4 [![macOS build](https://github.com/kvirc/KVIrc/actions/workflows/build_macos.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/kvirc/KVIrc/actions/workflows/build_macos.yml)
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   8 <!--![KVIrc logo](../master/data/icons/128x128/kvirc.png "KVIrc - The visual IRC client for the masses!") -->
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  10 Welcome to the development and bug tracker for the KVIrc project.
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  12 KVIrc is a free and portable IRC client leveraging the Qt GUI toolkit.
  13 KVIrc is written by Szymon Stefanek and the KVIrc development team, with [contributions](https://github.com/kvirc/KVIrc/graphs/contributors) and support of many IRC addicted developers around the world.
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  15 ## Getting Involved
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  17 * [Contributing](https://github.com/kvirc/KVIrc/wiki/Getting-involved-and-contributing)
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  19 ## Help & Support
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  21 * [KVIrc Wiki](https://github.com/kvirc/KVIrc/wiki/home)
  22 * [KVIrc Manual](http://www.kvirc.net/doc)
  23 * [KVIrc API](http://www.kvirc.net/api)
  24 * [How to submit a bug report](https://github.com/kvirc/KVIrc/wiki/Submitting-a-bug-report)
  25 * [Open a bug report or make a suggestion](https://github.com/kvirc/KVIrc/issues)
  26 * Talk to us - #KVIrc on Irc.Libera.Chat
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  30 ## Downloads
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  32 Try one of our fresh off-the-press [nightly builds](https://github.com/kvirc/KVIrc/wiki/Downloading-KVIrcs-nightly-source-or-binaries) for Windows, Ubuntu and Debian.
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  34 We're also looking for volunteer packagers and maintainers to other Linux distributions, that can help us extend KVIrc's availability in other operating systems.
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  36 ## Compile Your Own
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  38 If you want to compile KVIrc on your chosen platform, we have guides on how to do that for a few popular ones:
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  40 * [Linux](https://github.com/kvirc/KVIrc/wiki/installation)
  41 * [macOS](https://github.com/kvirc/KVIrc/wiki/Compiling-KVIrc-on-macOS)
  42 * [Windows](https://github.com/kvirc/KVIrc/wiki/Compiling-KVIrc-on-Windows)
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  44 ## License
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  46 [![KVIrc GPLv2+](https://img.shields.io/badge/KVIrc-GPLv2+-blue.svg)](./COPYING)
  47 [![OpenSSL](https://img.shields.io/badge/OpenSSL-Licence-orange.svg)](./doc/LICENSE-OPENSSL)
  48 [![OpenSSL exception](https://img.shields.io/badge/OpenSSL-Exception-orange.svg)](./doc/LICENSE-OPENSSL)