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+osmo-gsm-manuals
+================
+
+This repository contains build infrastructure as well as common
+chapters for the Osmocom CNI (Cellular Network Infrastructure)
+manuals.
+
+PDF renderings of the resulting manuals are published at
+
+	https://ftp.osmocom.org/docs/latest/