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+#Limelight
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+Limelight-common-c contains common C code between
+[Limelight Windows Phone](https://github.com/limelight-stream/limelight-wp) and
+[Limelight iOS](https://github.com/limelight-stream/limelight-ios).
+
+It implements the actual GameStream protocol.