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@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ manipulate ESX, ESXi, and vCenter using scripts.
 
 To get started, check out the samples project at http://vmware.github.io/pyvmomi-community-samples/
 
+* community discussion on IRC freenode.net channels [#pyvmomi and #pyvmomi-dev](http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#pyvmomi,#pyvmomi-dev)
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 You can install this as a package. Just run `python setup.py bdist_egg`
 and then use `pip` or `easy_install` to deploy it on your system.
 
@@ -15,4 +17,6 @@ There are other bindings of this API in other languages. See:
 For general language neutral documentation of vSphere Management API see:
 http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-55/index.jsp#com.vmware.wssdk.apiref.doc/right-pane.html
 
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 Have fun!