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:

* [NFD - NDN Forwarding Daemon](https://github.com/named-data/NFD)
* [NLSR - Named-data Link-State Routing protocol](https://github.com/named-data/NLSR)
* [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)

See the file [`docs/INSTALL.rst`](https://github.com/named-data/ndn-cxx/blob/master/docs/INSTALL.rst)
for build and install instructions.

Please submit any bugs or issues to the ndn-cxx issue tracker:
https://redmine.named-data.net/projects/ndn-cxx/issues

## More documentation

Extensive documentation of the library is available on the library's homepage:
http://www.named-data.net/doc/ndn-cxx/

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).

## 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).