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+Format: http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5
+Upstream-Name: nfd
+Source: http://github.com/named-data/NFD
+
+Files: *
+Copyright: Copyright (c) 2014, Regents of the University of California,
+                               Arizona Board of Regents,
+                               Colorado State University,
+                               University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
+                               Washington University in St. Louis,
+                               Beijing Institute of Technology,
+                               The University of Memphis
+License: GPL-3+
+ NFD is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+ either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ .
+ NFD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ .
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ NFD, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+
+Files: debian/*
+Copyright: Copyright (c) 2013-2014, Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+License: BSD
+ Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+       documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+     * Neither the name of the Regents of the University of California nor
+       the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote
+       products derived from this software without specific prior written
+       permission.
+ .
+ THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+ AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL REGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+ INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA,
+ OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
+ LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
+ NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE,
+ EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.