FreeRDP/README.md

# FreeRDP: A Remote Desktop Protocol Implementation

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license.
Enjoy the freedom of using your software wherever you want, the way you want it, in a world where
interoperability can finally liberate your computing experience.

## Code Quality Status

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## Resources

Project website: https://www.freerdp.com/  
Issue tracker: https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/issues  
Sources: https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/  
Downloads: https://pub.freerdp.com/releases/  
Wiki: https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/wiki  
API documentation: https://pub.freerdp.com/api/  

Security policy: https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/policy

Matrix room : #FreeRDP:matrix.org (main)
XMPP channel: #FreeRDP#matrix.org@matrix.org (bridged)
IRC channel : #freerdp @ irc.oftc.net (bridged)
Mailing list: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freerdp-devel

## Microsoft Open Specifications

Information regarding the Microsoft Open Specifications can be found at:
https://www.microsoft.com/openspecifications/

A list of reference documentation is maintained here:
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/wiki/Reference-Documentation

## Compilation

Instructions on how to get started compiling FreeRDP can be found on the wiki:
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/wiki/Compilation