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+# Obnam – a backup system
+
+Obnam2 is a project to develop a backup system.
+
+You probably want to read the [obnam.md](obnam.md) subplot file. This
+README is just a placeholder.
+
+## Legalese
+
+Copyright 2020  Lars Wirzenius
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.