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+ntservice -- turn your CL app into an Windows NT/2000 service
+
+ntservice is licensed under the terms of the Lisp Lesser GNU
+Public License (http://opensource.franz.com/preamble.html), known as
+the LLGPL.  The LLGPL consists of a preamble (see above URL) and the
+LGPL.  Where these conflict, the preamble takes precedence. 
+ntservice is referenced in the preamble as the "LIBRARY."