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+# lv
+
+lv + debian patch
+
+## Original README
+
+```
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Documentation of lv is provided on the web. See the following URL:
+
+    http://www.ff.iij4u.or.jp/~nrt/lv/
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+   All rights reserved. Copyright (C) 1996-2005 by NARITA Tomio.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+   See also GNU General Public License Version 2, included in this
+   archive as GPL.txt.
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+INSTALLATION:
+
+    0) Expand lv archive, using gunzip/tar.
+    1) Change your working directory to ``(extracted sub directory)/build''.
+    2) Execute ``../src/configure'' to configure compiler flags.
+    3) Launch ``make''.
+    4) Then, launch ``make install'' as root.
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+NARITA Tomio
+email: nrt@ff.iij4u.or.jp
+Homepage: http://www.ff.iij4u.or.jp/~nrt/
+```
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