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+Copyright (c) 2025-2026 Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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 #### Clean your local environment
 
 To clean your local environment, run `make clean_all`.
+
+# Copyright
+See [COPYRIGHT.md](./COPYRIGHT.md).