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+The source tree contains the Device Tree Compiler (dtc) toolchain for
+working with device tree source and binary files and also libfdt, a
+utility library for reading and manipulating the binary format.
+
+DTC and LIBFDT are maintained by:
+
+David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
+Jon Loeliger <jdl@jdl.com>
+
+Mailing list
+------------
+The following list is for discussion about dtc and libfdt implementation
+mailto:devicetree-compiler@vger.kernel.org
+
+Core device tree bindings are discussed on the devicetree-spec list:
+mailto:devicetree-spec@vger.kernel.org
+
+Home Page
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+http://devicetree.org/Device_Tree_Compiler