-Note that the letter "R" means not only "redesign" but also "radical
-development version". Please use at your own risk :-)
+Riece provides the following features:
+
+- Several IRC servers may be used at the same time.
+- Essential features can be built upon the extension framework (called
+ "add-on") capable of dependency tracking.
+- Installation is easy. Riece doesn't depend on other packages.
+- Setup is easy. Automatically save/restore the configuration.
+- Riece uses separate windows to display users, channels, and
+ dialogues. The user can select the window layout.
+- Step-by-step instructions (in info format) are included.
+- Mostly compliant with RFC 2812.