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+This repository contains the history of the pci.ids file, which is
+automatically generated from the PCI ID Database at http://pci-ids.ucw.cz/.
+
+The contents of the database and the generated files can be distributed under
+the terms of either the GNU General Public License (version 2 or later) or of
+the 3-clause BSD License.
+
+The database is a compilation of factual data, and as such the copyright
+only covers the aggregation and formatting. The copyright is held by
+Martin Mares and Albert Pool.