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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2004-2012, Willem Cazander
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided
+# that the following conditions are met:
+# 
+# * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the
+#   following disclaimer.
+# * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and
+#   the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+# 
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY
+# EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+# MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+# THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
+# OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+# HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR
+# TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+# SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+#
+# Ignore some files in the x4o project.
+#
+
+# Ignore all maven target directories
+/target
+*/target
+*/*/target
+*/*/*/target
+
+# Ignore leftovers of really failed release build
+release.properties
+pom.xml.next
+pom.xml.releaseBackup
+pom.xml.backup
+pom.xml.branch
+pom.xml.tag
+pom.xml.versionsBackup
+
+# Ignore C/java/images binary files
+*.class
+*.o
+*.hex
+*.dat
+*.bmp
+*.gif
+*.pdf
+
+# Ignore ~ backup files.
+*~
+
+# Ignore some eclipse files
+.settings
+.classpath
+
+# Ignore netbeans directory
+nbproject
+
+# Ignore mac finder files
+.DS_Store
+
+# Ignore windows files.
+Thumbs.db
+Desktop.ini
+