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The epics python module was orignally written by

   Matthew Newville <newville@cars.uchicago.edu>
   CARS, University of Chicago

There have been several contributions from many others, notably Angus
Gratton <angus.gratton@anu.edu.au>.  See the Acknowledgements section of
the documentation for a list of more contributors.

Except where explicitly noted, all files in this distribution are licensed
under the Epics Open License.:

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Copyright  2010  Matthew Newville, The University of Chicago.  All rights reserved.

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