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+ChibiOS-Contrib
+===============
+Code under this directory is not part of the core ChibiOS project 
+and the copyright is retained by the original authors. See copyright
+notes in file headers.
+
+Code is maintained via Github https://github.com/ChibiOS/ChibiOS-Contrib
+Feel free to send pull request there.
+