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+============
+Mk Pipelines
+============
+
+Jenkins Groovy scripts for MCP operation that reuse common `pipeline 
+libraries <https://github.com/Mirantis/pipeline-library>`_.
+
+Licensing
+=========
+
+Unless specifically noted, all parts of this project are licensed 
+under the Apache 2.0 `license <https://github.com/Mirantis/mk-pipelines/LICENSE>`_.