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+Copyright (c) 2007-2009, JSR305 expert group
+All rights reserved.
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+http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
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+      this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation 
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+    * Neither the name of the JSR305 expert group nor the names of its 
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