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+/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2
+
+synergy -- mouse and keyboard sharing utility
+Copyright (C) 2014 Bolton Software Ltd.
+Copyright (C) 2004 Chris Schoeneman
+
+This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+found in the file COPYING that should have accompanied this file.
+
+This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.