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+This is the Debian GNU/Linux prepackaged version of the Linux kernel.
+Linux was written by Linus Torvalds <Linus.Torvalds@cs.Helsinki.FI>
+and others.
+
+This package was put together by Simon Shapiro <Shimon@i-Connect.Net>, from
+sources retrieved from directories under
+ftp.cs.helsinki.fi:/pub/Software/Linux/Kernel/
+The sources may be found at most Linux ftp sites, including
+ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/
+
+This package was then maintained by Sven Rudolph.
+
+This package was maintained by Herbert Xu <herbert@debian.org>
+from March 1997 to May 2004.
+
+This package is currently maintained by the
+Ed Bartosh <Eduard.Bartosh@nokia.com>
+
+Linux is copyrighted by Linus Torvalds and others.
+
+ This program 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; version 2 dated June, 1991.
+
+ This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
+ 02111-1307, USA.
+
+On Debian GNU/Linux systems, the complete text of the GNU General
+Public License can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL'.