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3471 miho 1 OBJECTIVE DEVELOPMENT GmbH's V-USB driver software is distributed under the
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4 text of GPLv2 is included below. In addition to the requirements in the GPL,
5 we STRONGLY ENCOURAGE you to do the following:
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7 (1) Publish your entire project on a web site and drop us a note with the URL.
8 Use the form at http://www.obdev.at/vusb/feedback.html for your submission.
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10 (2) Adhere to minimum publication standards. Please include AT LEAST:
11 - a circuit diagram in PDF, PNG or GIF format
12 - full source code for the host software
13 - a Readme.txt file in ASCII format which describes the purpose of the
14 project and what can be found in which directories and which files
15 - a reference to http://www.obdev.at/vusb/
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17 (3) If you improve the driver firmware itself, please give us a free license
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