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+## swupd-probe
+
+This project creates an interface between swupd-client and
+telemetrics-client. The goal of the project is to provide
+highly reliable and safe telemetry of swupd-client events
+to telemetrics-client.
+
+## project information
+
+The project is hosted on github.com/clearlinux/swupd-probe.
+For information about swupd-client or telemetrics-client,
+you can find more info and related project on github.com/
+clearlinux.
+