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## About

![Spectrum 2 animation](animation.gif)




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<h3>What is Spectrum 2?</h3>
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Spectrum 2 allows users to chat even when they are using different IM networks. It acts as a transport layer between the users as showed in the animation above.
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<h3>What networks does it support?</h3>
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You can connect Spectrum2 using following networks:

<ul><li>IRC</li><li>Slack</li></ul>

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Spectrum 2 is written in C++ and uses the [Swiften](http://swift.im/swiften) library and various different libraries for "legacy networks".
Spectrum 2 is open source and released under the GNU GPL.

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Spectrum 2 is not intended for strictly desktop users, ie those who have no familiarity with running server side applications.  It is intended to provide a service to desktop users, but be managed by server administrators.  If you are interested in the project but have no familiarity with running a server (and no interest in learning), please speak with your local system administrators about making Spectrum 2 available.

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## Technical details