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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: ownCloud GmbH - A Kiteworks Company and ownCloud contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Managed by owncloud/admin — edit codeowners/ownership.yml, not this file.
+# Generated by scripts/sync-codeowners.py. Last matching pattern wins.
+* @owncloud/desktop-maintainers