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 ## gfx-portability
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/gfx-rs/portability.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/gfx-rs/portability)
+[![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/gfx-rs/portability.svg)](https://gitter.im/gfx-rs/portability)
 
-This is a prototype static library implementing [Vulkan Portability Initiative](https://www.khronos.org/blog/khronos-announces-the-vulkan-portability-initiative) using gfx-rs [low-level core](http://gfx-rs.github.io/2017/07/24/low-level.html). See gfx-rs [meta issue](https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx/issues/1354) for backend limitations and further details.
+This is a prototype library implementing [Vulkan Portability Initiative](https://www.khronos.org/blog/khronos-announces-the-vulkan-portability-initiative) using gfx-rs [low-level core](http://gfx-rs.github.io/2017/07/24/low-level.html). See gfx-rs [meta issue](https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx/issues/1354) for backend limitations and further details.
 
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