diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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+# usbutils old-style "NEWS" file
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
+#
+# This file is here for people who do not have access to the git commit
+# history (i.e. packaged versions of the software).
+#
+
+
 usbutils 009
 ============