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+libfdt is an open-source library released under the BSD license:
+
+libfdt - Flat Device Tree manipulation
+
+ Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
+ without modification, are permitted provided that the following
+ conditions are met:
+
+ 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above
+ copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+ disclaimer.
+ 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+ copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+ disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
+ provided with the distribution.
+
+ THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND
+ CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
+ INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
+ CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
+ NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+ HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
+ OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE,
+ EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+libfdt allows flattened device trees to be represented as a
+"blob", which is a compact flattened format. This is useful,
+particularly for embedded systems, such as ARM, because it
+allows many different devices to be included in a single binary
+allowing for a high level of portability.
+
+The source and more information about the library can be found
+here:
+
+http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot/UBootFdtInfo
+
+1) D. Gibson, B. Herrenschmidt. Device trees everywhere. 2006.
+http://ozlabs.org/~dgibson/papers/dtc-paper.pdf