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Einarsson for\n[colormake](http://bre.klaki.net/programs/colormake/).\n\nLicense\n-------\n\n(inherited from colormake)\n\nThis program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify\nit under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by\nthe Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or\n(at your option) any later version.\n\nThis program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,\nbut WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of\nMERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the\nGNU General Public License for more details.\n\nYou should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License\nalong with this program; if not, write to the Free Software\nFoundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmloskot%2Fcolorbb","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fmloskot%2Fcolorbb","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmloskot%2Fcolorbb/lists"}