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+ Irssi's hierarchy is something like this:
+
+
+         sub1 sub2
+            \ /
+       xxx  IRC       COMMON ICQ  yyy
+        |____|___________|____|____|
+                   |
+                  GUI (gtk/gnome, qt/kde, text, none)
+                   |
+         sub1 sub2 |
+            \ /    |
+       xxx  IRC    |  COMMON ICQ  yyy
+        |____|_____|_____|____|____|
+                   |
+               COMMON UI
+                   |
+         sub1 sub2 |
+            \ /    |
+       xxx  IRC    |    ICQ  yyy
+        |____|_____|_____|____|
+                   |
+                 CORE
+                 /  \
+        lib-config  lib-popt
+
+
+ (IRC, ICQ, xxx and yyy are chat protocols ..)
+ (sub1 and sub2 are submodules of IRC module, like DCC and flood protect)
+
+
+ Chat protocols and frontends are kept in separate modules. Common UI
+ and GUI modules also have the common parts which don't know anything
+ about the chat protocols. This should allow implementing modules to
+ whatever chat protocols and with whatever frontends easily.
+
+
+ ** lib-popt
+
+   CORE depends on this for command line parameter handling.
+   (distributed with irssi)
+
+
+ ** lib-config
+
+   Irssi depends on this for reading and saving configuration.
+   (created by me for irssi)
+
+
+ ** CORE module
+
+ Provides some functionality that all other modules can use:
+   - signal handling
+   - keeping list of settings
+   - keeping list of /commands
+   - keeping track of loaded modules
+   - networking functions (with nonblocking connects, IPv6 support)
+   - handles connecting to servers
+   - raw logging of server's input/output data
+   - /EVAL support
+   - fgets() like function line_split() without any maximum line limits
+   - command line parameter handling
+   - miscellaneous useful little functions
+   - handles logging
+
+
+ ** COMMON UI module
+
+   - knows basics about windows and window items (=channels, queries, ..)
+   - printtext() - parsing texts and feeding it for GUI to print.
+   - themes
+   - translation tables
+   - text hilighting
+   - command history
+   - user interface (/commands) for CORE's functionality
+
+
+ ** GUI modules
+
+   - all the rest of the functionality needed for a working client.
+
+
+ ** IRC module
+
+   * CORE
+
+     - IRC specific /commands
+     - flood protecting commands sent to server
+     - creating IRC masks based on nick/address for bans, ignores, etc.
+     - keeps list of channels, nicks, channel modes, bans, etc.
+     - keeps list of servers, server settings, irc networks,
+       server reconnections and irc network splits
+     - redirection of commands' replies
+     - lag detection
+     - ctcp support and flood protection
+     - Handles ignoring people
+
+   * DCC
+
+     - DCC chat, send and get
+
+   * FLOOD
+
+     - detects private or channel flooding and sends "flood" signal
+     - automatic ignoring when flooding
+
+   * NOTIFYLIST
+
+     - handles notifylist
+
+
+ ** IRC UI module
+
+   - placing channels and queries in windows
+   - nick completion
+   - printing infomation of some events