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+These fonts and font config are shipped with the "Elementary OS" Distribution.
+To apply them to your machine,
+
+* Backup /usr/share/fonts and replace it with /usr/share/fonts from this repository
+* Backup /etc/fonts and replace it with etc_fonts from this repository
+
+We assume that these files are redistributable as they are distributed by
+Elementary OS.