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+finit.c is a reimplementation of the Asus Eeepc fastinit program based
+on its library calls. It tries to be an accurate re-creation and keeps
+the original bugs and lack of optimization.
+
+ffinit.c is a fixed/optimized version with quirks for alternative linux
+distributions running on the Eeepc.
+