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+xf86-video-dummy - virtual/offscreen frame buffer driver for the Xorg X server
+
+Please submit bugs & patches to the Xorg bugzilla:
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+        https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=xorg
+
+All questions regarding this software should be directed at the
+Xorg mailing list:
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+        http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg
+
+The master development code repository can be found at:
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+        git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/driver/xf86-video-dummy
+
+        http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-dummy
+
+For more information on the git code manager, see:
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+        http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage