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-This is the original cc65 compiler copyright:
-
-  -*- Mode: Text -*-
-
-     This is the copyright notice for RA65, LINK65, LIBR65, and other
-  Atari 8-bit programs.  Said programs are Copyright 1989, by John R.
-  Dunning.  All rights reserved, with the following exceptions:
-
-      Anyone may copy or redistribute these programs, provided that:
-
-  1:  You don't charge anything for the copy.  It is permissable to
-      charge a nominal fee for media, etc.
-
-  2:  All source code and documentation for the programs is made
-      available as part of the distribution.
-
-  3:  This copyright notice is preserved verbatim, and included in
-      the distribution.
-
-      You are allowed to modify these programs, and redistribute the
-  modified versions, provided that the modifications are clearly noted.
-
-      There is NO WARRANTY with this software, it comes as is, and is
-  distributed in the hope that it may be useful.
-
-      This copyright notice applies to any program which contains
-  this text, or the refers to this file.
-
-      This copyright notice is based on the one published by the Free
-  Software Foundation, sometimes known as the GNU project.  The idea
-  is the same as theirs, ie the software is free, and is intended to
-  stay that way.  Everybody has the right to copy, modify, and re-
-  distribute this software.  Nobody has the right to prevent anyone
-  else from copying, modifying or redistributing it.
-
-In acknowledgment of this copyright, I (Ullrich von Bassewitz) will place
-my own changes to the compiler under the same copyright.
-
-The library and the binary utils are a complete rewrite done by me and
-covered by the following license:
-
 This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty.
 In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from
 the use of this software.