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+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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diff --git a/Documentation/licenses/COPYING.BSD-4-Clause-UC b/Documentation/licenses/COPYING.BSD-4-Clause-UC
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+/*
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+ * 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
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+ */
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