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-**Fast. Secure. Feature Rich. Community Lead.**
-
-IRCd was a free and open source server which facilitated real-time communication over the
-internet. It was started by Jarkko Oikarinen in 1988 at the University of Oulu and [its
-derivatives](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/IRCd_software_implementations.png)
-underpinned the major IRC networks for decades.
+It all started in 1988 when Jarkko Oikarinen developed a free and open source server
+at the University of Oulu which facilitated real-time communication over the internet.
+Its [derivatives](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/IRCd_software_implementations.png)
+have underpinned the major IRC networks for decades ever since.
Due to its age and stagnation since the mid-2000's, a growing number of proprietary cloud services
-are now filling the vacuum of innovation. In 2014 a new approach was proposed to reinvigorate
-real-time communication for free and open source software: a *federation of networks* known as
-*the matrix*.
-
-
- IRCd has been rewritten for the global federation of networks
-
+have filled the vacuum of innovation. In 2014 a new approach was proposed to reinvigorate
+real-time communication for free and open source software: a *federation of networks*
+known as *the matrix*.
@@ -42,10 +36,9 @@ requirements. Even though all of the old code has been rewritten, the same spiri
_philosophy of its predecessors_ is still obvious throughout.
Matrix is about giving you control over your communication; Construct is about
-giving you control over Matrix. We are liberal with what we accept for ideas and
-contributions. Whether you are optimizing the entire protocol or just filling a
-need only a few others might share: please support the project by contributing
-back.
+giving you control over Matrix. Whether you are optimizing the entire protocol or
+just filling a need only a few others might share: please support the project by
+contributing back.