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+# Akka
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+We believe that writing correct concurrent & distributed, resilient and elastic applications is too hard. Most of the time it's because we are using the wrong tools and the wrong level of abstraction.
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+Akka is here to change that.
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+Using the Actor Model we raise the abstraction level and provide a better platform to build correct concurrent and scalable applications.
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+For resilience we adopt the "Let it crash" model which the telecom industry has used with great success to build applications that self-heal and systems that never stop.
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+Actors also provide the abstraction for transparent distribution and the basis for truly scalable and fault-tolerant applications.
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+Akka is Open Source and available under the Apache 2 License.
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+Learn more at [akka.io](http://akka.io/). Join the [akka-user](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/akka-user) mailing list. Follow [@akkateam](https://twitter.com/akkateam) on twitter.
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