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 RWD050
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-Repository for the Smart Home Device Template (SDT)
+Repository for the Smart Home Device Template (SDT).
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+Note that this project runs under Apache 2.0 license. Read the license in this reposiroty, or refer to
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+http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
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+Any contributions made to this project must comply with the forementioned license.