- ngIRCd is a free open source server for Internet Relay Chat (IRC),
- which is being developed under the GNU General Public License
- (<a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html" hreflang="en">GPL</a>).
- It has been written from scratch and is consequently, unlike most
- other IRC daemons, not based on the originator, the daemon of the
- IRCNet.
+ ngIRCd is a free, portable and lightweight Internet Relay Chat server
+ for small or private networks, developed under the GNU General Public
+ License
+ (<a href="doc/COPYING" hreflang="en">GPL</a>).
+ It is easy to configure, can cope with dynamic IP addresses, and
+ supports IPv6, SSL-protected connections as well as PAM for
+ authentication. It is written from scratch and not based on the
+ original IRCd.
+</p>
+<p>
+ The name <em>ngIRCd</em> means <em>next generation IRC daemon</em>,
+ which is a little bit exaggerated: <em>lightweight Internet Relay Chat
+ server</em> most probably would have been a better name :-)
+</p>