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Chad Dupuis46152ce2012-08-22 14:21:08 -04001Copyright (c) 2003-2012 QLogic Corporation
Chad Dupuisbc3f9572012-02-09 11:15:54 -08002QLogic Linux FC-FCoE Driver
Andrew Vasquezfa90c542005-10-27 11:10:08 -07003
Chad Dupuisbc3f9572012-02-09 11:15:54 -08004This program includes a device driver for Linux 3.x.
Andrew Vasquezfa90c542005-10-27 11:10:08 -07005You may modify and redistribute the device driver code under the
Madhuranath Iyengar2fb0ee82011-03-30 11:46:22 -07006GNU General Public License (a copy of which is attached hereto as
7Exhibit A) published by the Free Software Foundation (version 2).
Andrew Vasquezfa90c542005-10-27 11:10:08 -07008
Madhuranath Iyengar2fb0ee82011-03-30 11:46:22 -07009
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