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@@ -2,6 +2,33 @@ All SLURM code and documentation is available under the GNU General Public
 License with the exception of the PMI library (in src/api/pmi.c and libpmi.so)
 which is available under the GNU Lesser General Public License.
 
+=============================================================================
+
+OUR NOTICE AND TERMS OF AND CONDITIONS OF THE GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
+AND GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE 
+
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+
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+
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