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94 <h2>Statutes</h2>
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95
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96 <h3>General</h3>
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97 <h4>Article 1: Name, location and duration</h4>
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98 <p>
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99 The "SliTaz GNU/Linux Association" is a non-profit, politically and
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100 religiously neutral association, corporately organized in line with
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101 article 60 of the Swiss Civil Code. The headquarters of the Association
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102 are based in Montpreveyres Switzerland. Its duration is unlimited.
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104
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105 <h4>Article 2: Purpose</h4>
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106 <p>
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107 The goal of the Association is to maintain, provide support, and promote and
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108 expand the SliTaz GNU/Linux distribution, thus providing an ultra-light, modern,
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109 stable, portable, fast and free operating system.
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110 </p>
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111
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112 <h3>Members</h3>
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113 <h4>Article 3: Members</h4>
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114 <p>
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115 Individuals or groups interested in the goals of the Association may
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116 become members. Applications for admission are addressed to the Committee
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117 which admits new members and informs the General Assembly.
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118 </p>
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119
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120 <h4>Article 4: Admission, resignation and exclusion</h4>
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121 <p>
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122 Each member shall recognize the statutes of the Association
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123 and decisions of the various bodies. Membership is gained
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124 by the payment of dues.
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125 </p>
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126 <p>
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127 Any resignation shall be communicated in writing to the Committee.
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128 Any member resigning shall continue to pay their membership during
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129 the current year in question.
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130 </p>
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131 <p>
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132 The Committee may decide on the exclusion of members for any valid
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133 reason. The Committee shall inform the General Assembly. Any member is
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134 entitled to appeal to the General Assembly. Members who resign lose any
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135 rights to the assets of the Association.
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136 </p>
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137
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138 <h4>Article 5: Responsibility</h4>
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139 <p>
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140 Association members incur no personal liability for commitments
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141 made by the Association, only commitments secured by the assets thereof.
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142 </p>
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143
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144 <h3>Bodies</h3>
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145 <h4>Article 6: Bodies</h4>
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146 <p>
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147 The bodies of the Association are:
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148 </p>
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149 <ul>
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150 <li>The General Assembly</li>
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151 <li>The Committee</li>
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152 <li>The Board of Auditors</li>
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153 </ul>
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154
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155 <h4>Article 7: The General Assembly</h4>
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156 <p>
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157 The supreme body of the Association is the General Assembly. It takes place
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158 each year and consists of all members of the Association. The agenda
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159 and date must be communicated in writing to members at least eight weeks
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160 in advance. It can occur at the same time as a 'SliTazDays' or
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161 via videoconference.
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162 </p>
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163 <p>
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164 The General Assembly is constituted as soon as 6 members with a right to
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165 vote are present in person or via videoconference. It aims to:
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166 </p>
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167 <ul>
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168 <li>Elect the Committee and Board of Auditors</li>
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169 <li>Adopt the report of the Committee</li>
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170 <li>Discuss the general policy of the Association</li>
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171 <li>Decide on the proposals made to it</li>
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172 <li>Adopt the accounts and budget vote</li>
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173 <li>Discharge the Committee and the Board of Audit</li>
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174 <li>Set the amount of annual fees</li>
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175 <li>Adopt and amend the statutes</li>
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176 <li>Dissolve the Association</li>
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177 </ul>
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178 <p>
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179 Each member individually or collectively shall have one vote. The
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180 cumulation of votes is prohibited. In the event of a tie, the casting
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181 vote of the Chairperson of the meeting is decisive. The voting and
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182 elections are held by show of hands or 10 days in advance by mail. They
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183 can be held by secret ballot if 1/5 of the members so request.
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184 </p>
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185 <p>
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186 The General Assembly is chaired by a member of the Committee.
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187 Individual proposals must be received by the Committee at least 5
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188 days before the date of the General Assembly.
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189 </p>
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190
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191 <h4>Article 8: Extraordinary General Meeting</h4>
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192 <p>
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193 An Extraordinary General Meeting may be held by the Committee or
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194 following the request of at least 1/5 of the members entitled to vote.
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195 </p>
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196
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198 <p>
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199 The Committee enacts itself and is composed of 3 to 5 members. It
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200 is elected by the General Assembly, but the determination of roles is
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201 under its own jurisdiction. For special tasks, the Committee may designate
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202 and appoint an officer governing working groups. The length of service
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203 of all members of the Committee shall be indefinite. This can be revoked
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204 by the General Meeting for just cause and after a commission report
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205 investigation.
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206 </p>
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207 <p>
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208 The Committee directs the activities of the Association. It meets at times
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209 as and when necessary at the request of one of the members. The Committee
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210 represents the Association in relation to third parties. The signature of a member
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211 of the Committee binds the responsibility of the Association.
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212 </p>
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213 <p>
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214 The Committee shall:
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215 </p>
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216 <ul>
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217 <li>Take all necessary steps to achieve the goals of the Association</li>
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218 <li>Convene the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meetings</li>
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219 <li>Make decisions concerning the admission and exclusion of members</li>
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220 <li>Enforce the statutes</li>
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221 <li>Administer the property of the Association</li>
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222 <li>Employ staff and volunteers</li>
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223 </ul>
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224
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225 <h4>Article 10: Board of Audit</h4>
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226 <p>
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227 The General Assembly shall elect two auditors for two years. They are
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228 re-elected. They are responsible for the audit of the Association and
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229 present the results of their review in a report at the request of the
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230 General Assembly.
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231 </p>
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232
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233 <h3>Finance</h3>
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234 <h4>Article 11: Resources</h4>
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235 <p>
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236 The resources of the Association are:
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237 </p>
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238 <ul>
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239 <li>Membership fees</li>
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240 <li>Specific products</li>
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241 <li>Grants, donations and possible bequests</li>
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242 </ul>
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243
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244 <h4>Article 12: Contributions</h4>
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245 <p>
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246 The contributions of individual members and groups are set by the
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247 General Meeting. Committee members and staff volunteers do not pay fees.
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248 </p>
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249
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250 <h3>Final Provisions</h3>
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251 <h4>Article 13: Amendments to the statutes</h4>
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252 <p>
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253 The modification of the Association may take place only on the decision
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254 of the Committee or a General Assembly with a majority of 2/3 of those
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255 present entitled to vote, provided that the change request is contained
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256 in the agenda.
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257 </p>
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258
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259 <h4>Article 14: Dissolution</h4>
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260 <p>
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261 The dissolution of the Association may be decided only at the request of
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262 the Committee or by half of the members entitled to vote in an
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263 Extraordinary General Meeting convened specifically for that purpose.
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264 The decision of the dissolution requires the approval of 2/3 of persons
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265 entitled to vote. In the case of dissolution, the Extraordinary General
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266 Meeting decides on the disposal of the funds of the Association mindful
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267 of the purpose of the Association.
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268 </p>
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269
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270 <h4>Article 15: Ratification</h4>
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271 <p>
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272 The statutes were adopted by the General Assembly constituted on 31 March
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273 2009. The statutes are effective immediately. For any which are not
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274 included in these statutes, please refer to Article 60 of the Swiss Civil
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275 Code.
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276 </p>
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277
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278 <h4>Place and date: Paris on 31 March 2009</h4>
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279
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280 <h4>For the Association:</h4>
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281 <p style="text-align: center"><i>
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282 Christophe Lincoln Pascal Bellard Eric Joseph-Alexandre
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