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+Library:      Atomthreads
+Author:       Kelvin Lawson <kelvinl@users.sf.net>
+Website:      http://atomthreads.com
+License:      BSD Revised
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+Atomthreads is a free RTOS for embedded systems, released under the
+flexible, open source BSD license and is free to use for commercial or
+educational purposes without restriction.
+
+It is targeted at systems that need only a lightweight scheduler and the
+usual RTOS primitives. No file system, IP stack or device drivers are
+included, but developers can bolt on their own as required. Atomthreads
+will always be a small number of C files which are easy to port to any
+platforms that require threading by adding a simple
+architecture-specific file.
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