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+libsmpp34 - C library for SMPP 3.4
+==================================
+
+This repository contains a C-language library implementing the SMPP
+Protocol version 3.4 as specified by the SMPP Developers Forum.
+
+The library was inherited from the
+[c-open-smmp34](https://sourceforge.net/projects/c-open-smpp-34/)
+project, which unfortunately doesn't have any form of revision control
+system and hence the [Osmocom](https://osmocom.org/) Open Source
+Mobile Communications project has imported the v1.10 release into this
+git repository and performed subsequent improvements.
+
+Homepage
+--------
+
+The official homepage of the Osmocom version of the library is
+http://osmocom.org/projects/libsmpp34
+while the original upstream project is found at
+https://sourceforge.net/projects/c-open-smpp-34/
+
+GIT Repository
+--------------
+
+You can clone from the Osmocom libsmpp34.git repository using
+
+	git clone git://git.osmocom.org/libsmpp34.git
+
+There is a cgit interface at http://git.osmocom.org/libsmpp34/
+
+Documentation
+-------------
+
+API documentation is generated during the build
+process, but also available online from the upstream project at
+http://c-open-smpp-34.sourceforge.net/out-1.10/web/c-open-libsmpp34_en/index.html
+
+Mailing List
+------------
+
+Discussions related to libsmpp34 are happening on the
+openbsc@lists.osmocom.org mailing list, please see
+https://lists.osmocom.org/mailman/listinfo/openbsc for subscription
+options and the list archive.
+
+Please observe the [Osmocom Mailing List
+Rules](https://osmocom.org/projects/cellular-infrastructure/wiki/Mailing_List_Rules)
+when posting.
+
+Contributing
+------------
+
+Our coding standards are described at
+https://osmocom.org/projects/cellular-infrastructure/wiki/Coding_standards
+
+We us a gerrit based patch submission/review process for managing
+contributions.  Please see
+https://osmocom.org/projects/cellular-infrastructure/wiki/Gerrit for
+more details
+
+The current patch queue for libosmocore can be seen at
+https://gerrit.osmocom.org/#/q/project:libsmpp34+status:open