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+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+This directory contains the a Brillo service for registering a device and
+sending/receiving remote commands.