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+SleekXMPP
+#########
+
+SleekXMPP is an MIT licensed XMPP library for Python 2.6/3.1+,
+and is featured in examples in
+`XMPP: The Definitive Guide <http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596521271>`_ 
+by Kevin Smith, Remko Tronçon, and Peter Saint-Andre. If you've arrived
+here from reading the Definitive Guide, please see the notes on updating
+the examples to the latest version of SleekXMPP.
+
+SleekXMPP's design goals and philosphy are:
+
+**Low number of dependencies**
+    Installing and using SleekXMPP should be as simple as possible, without
+    having to deal with long dependency chains.
+
+    As part of reducing the number of dependencies, some third party
+    modules are included with SleekXMPP in the ``thirdparty`` directory.
+    Imports from this module first try to import an existing installed
+    version before loading the packaged version, when possible.
+
+**Every XEP as a plugin**
+    Following Python's "batteries included" approach, the goal is to
+    provide support for all currently active XEPs (final and draft). Since
+    adding XEP support is done through easy to create plugins, the hope is
+    to also provide a solid base for implementing and creating experimental
+    XEPs.
+
+**Rewarding to work with**
+    As much as possible, SleekXMPP should allow things to "just work" using
+    sensible defaults and appropriate abstractions. XML can be ugly to work
+    with, but it doesn't have to be that way.
+
+
+Get the Code
+------------
+.. code-block:: sh
+
+    pip install sleekxmpp
+
+The latest source code for SleekXMPP may be found on `Github
+<http://github.com/fritzy/SleekXMPP>`_. Releases can be found in the
+``master`` branch, while the latest development version is in the
+``develop`` branch.
+
+**Stable Releases**
+    - `1.0 Beta6.1 <http://github.com/fritzy/SleekXMPP/zipball/1.0-Beta6.1>`_  
+    - `1.0 Beta5 <http://github.com/fritzy/SleekXMPP/zipball/1.0-Beta5>`_
+    - `1.0 Beta4 <http://github.com/fritzy/SleekXMPP/zipball/1.0-Beta4>`_
+    - `1.0 Beta3 <http://github.com/fritzy/SleekXMPP/zipball/1.0-Beta3>`_
+    - `1.0 Beta2 <http://github.com/fritzy/SleekXMPP/zipball/1.0-Beta2>`_
+    - `1.0 Beta1 <http://github.com/fritzy/SleekXMPP/zipball/1.0-Beta1>`_
+
+**Develop Releases**
+    - `Latest Develop Version <http://github.com/fritzy/SleekXMPP/zipball/develop>`_
+
+
+Discussion
+----------
+A mailing list and XMPP chat room are available for discussing and getting
+help with SleekXMPP.
+
+**Mailing List**
+    `SleekXMPP Discussion on Google Groups <http://groups.google.com/group/sleekxmpp-discussion>`_
+
+**Chat**
+    `sleek@conference.jabber.org <xmpp:sleek@conference.jabber.org?join>`_
+
+
+Credits
+-------
+**Main Author:** Nathan Fritz
+    `fritzy@netflint.net <xmpp:fritzy@netflint.net?message>`_, 
+    `@fritzy <http://twitter.com/fritzy>`_
+
+    Nathan is also the author of XMPPHP and `Seesmic-AS3-XMPP
+    <http://code.google.com/p/seesmic-as3-xmpp/>`_, and a member of the XMPP
+    Council.
+
+**Co-Author:** Lance Stout
+    `lancestout@gmail.com <xmpp:lancestout@gmail.com?message>`_, 
+    `@lancestout <http://twitter.com/lancestout>`_
+
+**Contributors:**
+    - Brian Beggs (`macdiesel <http://github.com/macdiesel>`_)
+    - Dann Martens (`dannmartens <http://github.com/dannmartens>`_)
+    - Florent Le Coz (`louiz <http://github.com/louiz>`_)
+    - Kevin Smith (`Kev <http://github.com/Kev>`_, http://kismith.co.uk)
+    - Remko Tronçon (`remko <http://github.com/remko>`_, http://el-tramo.be)
+    - Te-jé Rogers (`te-je <http://github.com/te-je>`_)
+    - Thom Nichols (`tomstrummer <http://github.com/tomstrummer>`_)