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+The files in this directory come from 3rdparty sources.
+They do not stand under the uGFX licensing terms as they come with their own
+licensing model.
+
+No warranty for the correct functionality for this software is given by the
+uGFX maintainers.
+No official support for this software is provided by the uGFX maintainers.
+