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+devlib
+======
+
+``devlib`` exposes an interface for interacting with and collecting
+measurements from a variety of devices (such as mobile phones, tablets and
+development boards) running a Linux-based operating system.
+
+
+Installation
+------------
+
+::
+
+        sudo -H pip install devlib
+
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+Please refer  to the "Overview" section of the documentation.
+
+
+License
+-------
+
+This package is distributed under `Apache v2.0 License <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>`_. 
+
+
+Feedback, Contrubutions and Support
+-----------------------------------
+
+- Please use the GitHub Issue Tracker associated with this repository for
+  feedback.
+- ARM licensees may contact ARM directly via their partner managers.
+- We welcome code contributions via GitHub Pull requests. Please try to
+  stick to the style in the rest of the code for your contributions.
+