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+# ext2-rs
+## an ext2 implementation
+
+Copyright © 2018, Szymon Walter
+
+This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty.
+In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from
+the use of this software.
+
+Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+
+1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+   claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+   in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+   appreciated but is not required.
+2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not
+   be misrepresented as being the original software.
+3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
+
+#### walter.szymon.98@gmail.com
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+# ext2-rs
+
+An OS and architecture independent implementation of ext2 in pure Rust.