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+python-munch test dist-git repo
+===============================
+
+This repository contains an original dist-git repo from Fedora, extended with
+some local changes/commits so that it can be used as a test ground for the work
+done in the https://pagure.io/Fedora-Infra/generate_changelog that investigates
+auto-generating changelogs from git logs.
+
+The work in this repository is licensed under the default license defined in the
+FPCA: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legal:Fedora_Project_Contributor_Agreement