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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<application>
+ <id type="desktop">freecad.desktop</id>
+ <licence>LGPL</licence>
+ <name>FreeCAD</name>
+ <summary>An open source parametric 3D CAD modeler</summary>
+ <description>
+  <p>FreeCAD is a parametric 3D modeler. Parametric modeling 
+  allows you to easily modify your design by going back into 
+  your model history and changing its parameters. FreeCAD is 
+  open source (LGPL license) and completely modular, allowing 
+  for very advanced extension and customization.</p>
+  <p>FreeCAD is multiplatfom, and reads and writes many open 
+  file formats such as STEP, IGES, STL and others.</p>
+ </description>
+ <screenshots>
+  <screenshot type="default" width="800" height="600">http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:FreeCAD011.png</screenshot>
+ </screenshots>
+ <url type="homepage">http://www.freecadweb.org</url>
+ <updatecontact>yorik@uncreated.net</updatecontact>
+</application>