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+OpenV2G - an open source project implementing the basic functionality of the ISO IEC 15118 vehicle to grid (V2G) communication interface 
+Version 0.1, released September 17, 2010
+http://openv2g.sourceforge.net/
+
+Please report bugs via the SourceForge bug tracking system at http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=350113.
+Thank you.
+
+
+Copyright (C) 2007-2010 Siemens AG
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU Lesser 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 Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
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