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-This is ices 2
-
-This is a release of ices 2.0.2  It's the primary source client
-for icecast 2.x.  It has proven to stable and well featured.
-
-Documentation is in the doc subdirectory, and some sample configuration
-files exist in the conf subdirectory.
-
-To build and install, run
-    ./configure
-    make
-    make install
-
-You WILL need to edit the config file you choose to use before running
-this application.
-
-For help, email us at icecast@xiph.org, icecast-dev@xiph.org, or find us
-on IRC at irc.freenode.net, in #icecast.
-
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+This is IceS 2
+--------------
+
+This is a release of IceS 2.0.2  
+
+It's the primary source client for Icecast 2.
+It has proven to stable and well featured.
+
+Documentation is in the `doc` subdirectory, and some sample configuration
+files exist in the `conf` subdirectory.
+
+To build and install, run
+
+    ./configure
+    make
+    make install
+
+You _will_ need to edit the config file you choose to use before running
+this application.
+
+For help, email us at icecast@xiph.org, icecast-dev@xiph.org, or find us
+on IRC at irc.freenode.net, in [#icecast][1].
+
+[1]: https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23icecast
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