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 =========
 
 HAPI FHIR - Java API for HL7 FHIR Clients and Servers
+This project is Open Source, licensed under the Apache
+Software License 2.0.
 
 Complete project documentation is available here:
 http://jamesagnew.github.io/hapi-fhir/