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+Newt
+----
+
+Newt is a programming library for color text mode, widget based user
+interfaces.  Newt can be used to add stacked windows, entry widgets,
+checkboxes, radio buttons, labels, plain text fields, scrollbars,
+etc., to text mode user interfaces.  Newt is based on the slang library.
+
+Homepage:
+    https://fedorahosted.org/newt/
+
+Copyright (C) 1996-2014  Red Hat, Inc.
+
+This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+Library General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA