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+Format: http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
+Upstream-Name: nymea-mqtt
+Upstream-Contact: nymea GmbH <contact@nymea.io>
+Copyright: 2013-2024, nymea GmbH
+Download: http://www.github.com/nymea/nymea-mqtt
+Source: https://github.com/nymea/nymea-mqtt.git
+
+License: GPL-3
+ On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General
+ Public License can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-3'.
+
+License: LGPL-3
+ On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU Lesser General
+ Public License can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/LGPL-3'.
+
+Files: *
+License: GPL-3
+Copyright: 2013-2024, nymea GmbH <contact@nymea.io>
+
+Files: server/*
+License: GPL-3
+Copyright: 2013-2024, nymea GmbH <contact@nymea.io>
+
+Files: client/*
+License: GPL-3
+Copyright: 2013-2024, nymea GmbH <contact@nymea.io>
+
+Files: debian/*
+License: GPL-3
+Copyright: 2013-2024, nymea GmbH <contact@nymea.io>
+
+Files: docs/*
+License: LGPL-3
+Copyright: 2013-2024, nymea GmbH <contact@nymea.io>
+
+Files: libnymea-mqtt//*
+License: LGPL-3
+Copyright: 2013-2024, nymea GmbH <contact@nymea.io>
+
+Files: tests/*
+License: LGPL-3
+Copyright: 2013-2024, nymea GmbH <contact@nymea.io>
+