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 # overlay
 This is a small Gentoo overlay with ebuilds that I could not find elsewhere or that I had to modify for some reason.
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+[![License: GPL v2](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-GPL%20v2-blue.svg)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.en.html)