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1.1 root 1:
2: NOTE! The GPL below is copyrighted by the Free Software
3: Foundation, but the instance of code that it refers to (/dev/bios
4: driver)is copyrighted by me and others who actually wrote it.
5:
6: Also note that the only valid version of the GPL as far as this driver
7: is concerned is _this_ particular version of the license (ie v2, not
8: v2.2 or v3.x or whatever), unless explicitly otherwise stated.
9:
10: Stefan Reinauer
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