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-ndn-cxx: NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions
-=====================================================
+# ndn-cxx: NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions
 
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-ndn-cxx is a C++ library, implementing Named Data Networking (NDN) primitives that can be
-used to implement various NDN applications. The library is currently being used as part of
-the following projects:
+ndn-cxx is a C++14 library, implementing Named Data Networking (NDN) primitives
+that can be used to write various NDN applications. The library is currently
+being used by the following projects:
 
 * [NFD - NDN Forwarding Daemon](https://github.com/named-data/NFD)
 * [NLSR - Named-data Link-State Routing protocol](https://github.com/named-data/NLSR)
+* [ndn-tools - Essential NDN command-line tools](https://github.com/named-data/ndn-tools)
 * [repo-ng - Next generation of NDN repository](https://github.com/named-data/repo-ng)
-* [ChronoChat - Multi-user NDN chat application](https://github.com/named-data/ChronoChat)
-* [ChronoSync - Sync library for multiuser realtime applications for NDN](https://github.com/named-data/ChronoSync)
-* [ndn-tools - NDN Essential Tools](https://github.com/named-data/ndn-tools)
-* [ndn-traffic-generator - Traffic Generator For NDN](https://github.com/named-data/ndn-traffic-generator)
+* [ChronoSync - Sync library for multiuser realtime applications](https://github.com/named-data/ChronoSync)
+* [PSync - Partial and full synchronization library](https://github.com/named-data/PSync)
+* [ndn-traffic-generator - Traffic generator for NDN](https://github.com/named-data/ndn-traffic-generator)
+* [NAC - Name-based Access Control](https://github.com/named-data/name-based-access-control)
+* [NDNS - Domain Name Service for NDN](https://github.com/named-data/ndns)
 
-See the file [`docs/INSTALL.rst`](https://github.com/named-data/ndn-cxx/blob/master/docs/INSTALL.rst)
-for build and install instructions.
+## Documentation
 
-Please submit any bugs or issues to the ndn-cxx issue tracker:
-https://redmine.named-data.net/projects/ndn-cxx/issues
+See [`docs/INSTALL.rst`](docs/INSTALL.rst) for compilation and installation instructions.
 
-## More documentation
+Extensive documentation is available on the library's [homepage](https://named-data.net/doc/ndn-cxx/).
 
-Extensive documentation of the library is available on the library's homepage:
-http://www.named-data.net/doc/ndn-cxx/
+## Reporting bugs
 
-If you are new to the NDN community of software generally, read the
-[Contributor's Guide](https://github.com/named-data/NFD/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+Please submit any bugs or feature requests to the
+[ndn-cxx issue tracker](https://redmine.named-data.net/projects/ndn-cxx/issues).
+
+## Contributing
+
+You're encouraged to contribute to ndn-cxx! Check out the
+[Contributor's Guide](https://github.com/named-data/NFD/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) to get started.
 
 ## License
 
-ndn-cxx is an open source project licensed under LGPL 3.0 license. For more information about
-the license, refer to [`COPYING.md`](https://github.com/named-data/ndn-cxx/blob/master/COPYING.md).
+ndn-cxx is an open source project licensed under the LGPL version 3.
+See [`COPYING.md`](COPYING.md) for more information.