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 CBL-Mariner is not released for commercial use, but we understand developers may be interested to examine what we have built.  Instructions for building CBL-Mariner may be found here: [Toolkit Documentation](./toolkit/README.md)
 
+# Trademarks
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+This project may contain trademarks or logos for projects, products, or services. Authorized use of Microsoft trademarks or logos is subject to and must follow [Microsoft's Trademark & Brand Guidelines](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/intellectualproperty/trademarks/usage/general). Use of Microsoft trademarks or logos in modified versions of this project must not cause confusion or imply Microsoft sponsorship. Any use of third-party trademarks or logos are subject to those third-party's policies.
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 # Acknowledgments 
 
 Any Linux distribution, including CBL-Mariner, benefits from contributions by the open software community. We gratefully acknowledge all contributions made from the broader open source community, in particular: