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+aprsc - an APRS-IS server in C
+==============================
+
+You're looking at the source code of aprsc, an open-source APRS-IS
+server.
+
+For more information, please refer to the following resources:
+
+* [Home page](http://he.fi/aprsc/)
+* [CONTRIBUTING](doc/CONTRIBUTING.md)
+