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+GUPnP
+=====
+
+GUPnP is an object-oriented open source framework for creating UPnP devices and
+control points, written in C using GObject and libsoup. The GUPnP API is
+intended to be easy to use, efficient and flexible.
+
+The GUPnP framework consists of the following two libraries:
+
+  * GSSDP implements resource discovery and announcement over SSDP.
+
+  * GUPnP implements the UPnP specification: resource announcement and
+    discovery, description, control, event notification, and presentation
+    (GUPnP includes basic web server functionality through libsoup). GUPnP does
+    not include helpers for construction or control of specific standardized
+    resources (e.g. MediaServer); this is left for higher level libraries
+    utilizing the GUPnP framework.
+
+The GUPnP framework was born out of frustration with libupnp and its mess of
+threads. GUPnP is entirely single-threaded (though asynchronous), integrates
+with the GLib main loop, and provides the same set of features as libupnp while
+hiding most of the UPnP internals through an elegant object-oriented design.
+
+GUPnP is free software released under the GNU LGPL.