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+# Old Tools (Deprecated)
+
+Predates sal - string functions, url manipulation, stream stuff,
+polygons, etc.
+
+Exact history is lost before Sept. 18th, 2000, but old source code
+comments show that part of the tools library dates back until at least
+April 1991.
+
+This directory will be removed in the near future (see tdf#39445 or
+tdf#63154).