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Telescope is an open-source, real-time social news site built with [Meteor](http://meteor.com)

**Note:** Telescope is beta software. Most of it should work but it's still a little unpolished and you'll probably find some bugs. Use at your own risk :)

Note that Telescope is distributed under the [MIT License](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

### Getting Started

Note that while simply cloning this repository will work, it is recommended you clone the [sample project](https://github.com/TelescopeJS/sample-project/) repository instead for a simpler workflow.

Please refer to [the documentation](http://telescope.readme.io/v0.20/docs/installing-telescope) for more instructions on installing Telescope.

### Learn More

- [Homepage](http://telescopeapp.org)
- [Demo](http://demo2.telescopeapp.org)
- [Sample Project](https://github.com/TelescopeJS/sample-project/)
- [Documentation](http://telescope.readme.io)
- [Roadmap](https://trello.com/b/oLMMqjVL/telescope-roadmap)
- [Slack](http://slack.telescopeapp.org/)
- [Meta](http://meta.telescopeapp.org/) – Discussions about Telescope