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3*05012af6SbennoThis directory contains software that is Gigantic and Nasty but
4*05012af6SbennoUnavoidable.
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6*05012af6SbennoSome, but not all, of the software in this subtree follows special
7*05012af6Sbennorules, i.e.  licences other than BSD.
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990ebfe02SespieSo:
1090ebfe02Sespie- check the history of external code before importing it.
11*05012af6Sbenno- for GPL software be ready to arrange for copyright papers somewhat
12*05012af6Sbennoin advance if you want to work on it (the FSF takes a few months to
13*05012af6Sbennoprocess these).
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1590ebfe02SespieOtherwise, changes might not make it to the main distribution, and may
1690ebfe02Sespieneed some further maintenance over time, or risk getting lost.
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1890ebfe02SespieSome internal changes are acceptable, but OpenBSD can't afford to maintain
1990ebfe02Sespiea complete separate toolchain on its own.
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