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+This software is distributed under a permissive open source\r
+license to allow it to be used in any projects, whether open\r
+source or proprietary. Contributions to the project are welcome\r
+and it is important to maintain clear record of contributions \r
+and terms under which they are licensed.\r
+\r
+To indicate your acceptance of Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1\r
+terms, please add the following line to the end of the commit message\r
+for each contribution you make to the project:\r
+\r
+Signed-off-by : Your Name <your@email.com>\r
+\r
+Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1\r
+\r
+By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:\r
+\r
+(a) The contribution was created in whole or inpart by me and I\r
+have the right to submit it under the open source license indicated\r
+in the file: or\r
+\r
+(b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best\r
+of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source license\r
+and I have the right under that license to submit that work with \r
+modifications, whether created in whole or part by me, under the same\r
+open source license (unless I am permitted to submit under a different \r
+license), as indicated in the file; or\r
+\r
+(c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other person\r
+who certified (a), (b) or (c) I have not modified it.\r
+\r
+(d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution are\r
+public and that a record of the contribution (including all personal\r
+information I submit with it, including my sign-off)is maintained \r
+indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with this project or\r
+the open source license(s) involved.
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