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-[submodule "data/nexB-scancode-licensedb"]
-	path = data/nexB-scancode-licensedb
-	url = https://github.com/nexB/scancode-licensedb
-[submodule "data/spdx-license-list-data"]
-	path = data/spdx-license-list-data
-	url = https://github.com/spdx/license-list-data
-[submodule "data/finos-OSLC-handbook"]
-	path = data/finos-OSLC-handbook
-	url = https://github.com/finos/OSLC-handbook
-[submodule "data/org-metaeffekt-metaeffekt-universe"]
-	path = data/org-metaeffekt-metaeffekt-universe
-	url = https://github.com/org-metaeffekt/metaeffekt-universe
-[submodule "data/openSUSE-cavil"]
-	path = data/openSUSE-cavil
-	url = https://github.com/openSUSE/cavil
-[submodule "data/librariesio-license-compatibility"]
-	path = data/librariesio-license-compatibility
-	url = https://github.com/librariesio/license-compatibility
-[submodule "data/HansHammel-license-compatibility-checker"]
-	path = data/HansHammel-license-compatibility-checker
-	url = https://github.com/HansHammel/license-compatibility-checker
-[submodule "data/okfn-licenses"]
-	path = data/okfn-licenses
-	url = https://github.com/okfn/licenses
-[submodule "data/oslic"]
-	path = data/oslic
-	url = https://github.com/telekom/oslic
-[submodule "data/wking-licenses-full/fsf-api"]
-	path = data/wking-licenses-full/fsf-api
-	url = https://github.com/wking/fsf-api
-[submodule "data/gh-pages"]
-	path = data/gh-pages
-	url = https://github.com/wking/fsf-api
-[submodule "data/fsf-api"]
-	path = data/fsf-api
-	url = https://github.com/wking/fsf-api
-	branch = gh-pages
-[submodule "data/wking-fsf-api"]
-	path = data/wking-fsf-api
-	url = https://github.com/wking/fsf-api
-	branch = gh-pages
-[submodule "data/warpr-licensedb"]
-	path = data/warpr-licensedb
-	url = https://github.com/warpr/licensedb
-[submodule "data/Hitachi-open-license"]
-	path = data/Hitachi-open-license
-	url = https://github.com/Hitachi/open-license
-[submodule "data/ifrOSS-ifrOSS"]
-	path = data/ifrOSS-ifrOSS
-	url = https://github.com/ifrOSS/ifrOSS
-[submodule "data/fedora-legal-fedora-license-data"]
-	path = data/fedora-legal-fedora-license-data
-	url = https://gitlab.com/fedora/legal/fedora-license-data
-[submodule "data/github-choosealicense.com"]
-	path = data/github-choosealicense.com
-	url = https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com/
-[submodule "data/ErikMcClure-bad-licenses"]
-	path = data/ErikMcClure-bad-licenses
-	url = https://github.com/ErikMcClure/bad-licenses
-[submodule "data/AmadeusITGroup-oscad2"]
-	path = data/AmadeusITGroup-oscad2
-	url = https://github.com/AmadeusITGroup/oscad2/
-[submodule "data/OpenSourceOrg-licenses"]
-	path = data/OpenSourceOrg-licenses
-	url = https://github.com/OpenSourceOrg/licenses
-[submodule "data/fedora-modularity-check_modulemd"]
-	path = data/fedora-modularity-check_modulemd
-	url = https://github.com/fedora-modularity/check_modulemd
-[submodule "data/hermine-project-hermine"]
-	path = data/hermine-project-hermine
-	url = https://gitlab.com/hermine-project/hermine.git
-[submodule "data/google-licensecheck"]
-	path = data/google-licensecheck
-	url = https://github.com/google/licensecheck
-[submodule "data/google-licenseclassifier"]
-	path = data/google-licenseclassifier
-	url = https://github.com/google/licenseclassifier
-[submodule "data/telekom-oslic"]
-	path = data/telekom-oslic
-	url = https://github.com/telekom/oslic
-[submodule "data/vinland-technology-flict"]
-	path = data/vinland-technology-flict
-	url = https://github.com/vinland-technology/flict
-[submodule "data/hesa-foss-licenses"]
-	path = data/hesa-foss-licenses
-	url = https://github.com/hesa/foss-licenses
-[submodule "data/doubleopen-project-policy-configuration"]
-	path = data/doubleopen-project-policy-configuration
-	url = https://github.com/doubleopen-project/policy-configuration
-[submodule "data/oss-review-toolkit-ort-config"]
-	path = data/oss-review-toolkit-ort-config
-	url = https://github.com/oss-review-toolkit/ort-config
-[submodule "data/hermine-project-hermine-data"]
-	path = data/hermine-project-hermine-data
-	url = https://gitlab.com/hermine-project/community-data
-[submodule "data/fossology-LicenseDb"]
-	path = data/fossology-LicenseDb
-	url = https://github.com/fossology/LicenseDb/
-[submodule "data/McCoySmith-OSI-License-Categories"]
-	path = data/McCoySmith-OSI-License-Categories
-	url = https://github.com/McCoySmith/OSI-License-Categories
-[submodule "generatedV2"]
-	path = generatedV2
-	url = https://github.com/maxhbr/LDBcollector/
-	branch = generatedV2