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+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, Microsoft Corporation.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+ * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple
+ * Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *   Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@microsoft.com>
+ *   Hank Janssen  <hjanssen@microsoft.com>
+ *   K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com>
+ *
+ */