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+0.9.0 (4-Jun-2013):
+* first public release
+
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+The easiest way to install is via opam:
+
+    opam init
+    opam remote add xen-org git://github.com/xen-org/opam-repo-dev
+    opam install xcp-networkd
+
+
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+How to submit changes to this project
+=====================================
+
+Please submit changes as pull requests to the repository on github.
+Please ensure that all changes have descriptive commit comments and
+include a Signed-off-by: line.
+
+Maintainers list
+----------------
+
+* Rob Hoes <rob.hoes@eu.citrix.com>
+