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+2022-02-23  Christian Franke  <franke@computer.org>
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+	Create new branch RELEASE_7_3_DRIVEDB.
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 2022-02-22  Christian Franke  <franke@computer.org>
 
 	os_win32/update-smart-drivedb.ps1.in: Set console encoding.