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+ngx_openresty is full-fledged web application server by bundling the standard nginx core,
+lots of 3rd-party nginx modules, as well as most of their external dependencies.
+
+This bundle is maintained by us, agentzh and chaoslawful, and sponsored by Taobao.com, Alibaba Group.
+
+Because most of the nginx modules are developed by the bundle maintainers, it can ensure
+that all these modules are played well together.
+
+The bundled software components are copyrighted by the respective copyright holders.
+
+Git repository
+
+    https://github.com/agentzh/ngx_openresty
+
+The bundle itself is licensed under the 2-clause BSD license.
+
+    Copyright (c) 2011, Taobao Inc., Alibaba Group (
+    http://www.taobao.com ).
+
+    Copyright (c) 2011, Yichun "agentzh" Zhang (章亦春)
+    <agentzh@gmail.com>.
+
+    Copyright (c) 2011, Xiaozhe "chaoslawful" Wang (王晓哲)
+    <agentzh@gmail.com>.
+
+    This module is licensed under the terms of the BSD license.
+
+    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+    modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+    met:
+
+    *   Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+        notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+    *   Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+        notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+        documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+    THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS
+    IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
+    TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
+    PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+    HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+    SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
+    TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
+    PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
+    LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
+    NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+    SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+