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+# Pixiecore, with embedded iPXE
+
+This is a version of the Pixiecore tool that embeds iPXE binaries for
+all of Pixiecore's supported architectures/firmwares, so you don't
+have to handle building and deploying them yourself.
+
+Due to iPXE's license, the result of embedding iPXE builds in the
+Pixiecore binary makes the overall binary fall under the terms of the
+GPLv2. See the LICENSE file in this directory for that license.
+
+If you want an Apache-licensed build, check the "pixiecore" directory
+one level up for a build that doesn't embed iPXE (you have to supply
+iPXE binaries at runtime).