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+See [src/LICENSE.txt](https://raw.github.com/kaeza/minetest-irc/master/src/LICENSE.txt)
+for licensing information.
+
+The files in src/lua are part of the lua project.
+ See [src/lua/LICENSE.txt] for licensing information.
+
+The files in src/luasocket are part of the luasocket project
+ (http://luasocket.luaforge.org/). See 'src/luasocket/LICENSE.txt' for
+ licensing information.
+
+The files in src/LuaIRC are part of the LuaIRC project.
+ See src/LuaIRC/LICENSE.txt for licensing information.
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