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 # cookbook
-A collection of package recipes
+A collection of package recipes for Redox.
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+[![Travis Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/redox-os/cookbook.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/redox-os/cookbook)
+[![MIT licensed](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)](./LICENSE)
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