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+Braille in DP2 v1.0.0
+=====================
+This first release provides a basic working system consisting of the DP2 server and web UI, plus agency-specific modules for MTM, NLB, Nota, Celia and Dedicon. All 4.3 related work that has been done so far has been included.
+
+Requirements covered
+--------------------
+- [v1.0#4.3:34](http://dev.pef-format.org/dp2/v1.0/index.xhtml#4.3:34) (partly)
+- [v1.0#4.3:37](http://dev.pef-format.org/dp2/v1.0/index.xhtml#4.3:37) (partly)
+- [v1.0#4.3:38](http://dev.pef-format.org/dp2/v1.0/index.xhtml#4.3:38) (partly)
+- [v1.0#4.3:39](http://dev.pef-format.org/dp2/v1.0/index.xhtml#4.3:39) (partly)
+- [v1.0#4.3:41](http://dev.pef-format.org/dp2/v1.0/index.xhtml#4.3:41) (partly)
+
+Components
+----------
+- pipeline-assembly [1.9.1](https://github.com/daisy/pipeline-assembly/releases/tag/v1.9.1) (incl. pipeline-mod-braille
+  [1.9.1](https://github.com/daisy/pipeline-mod-braille/releases/tag/v1.9.1))
+- pipeline-mod-celia [1.0.0](https://github.com/snaekobbi/pipeline-mod-celia/releases/tag/v1.0.0)
+- pipeline-mod-dedicon [1.0.0](https://github.com/snaekobbi/pipeline-mod-dedicon/releases/tag/v1.0.0)
+- pipeline-mod-mtm [1.0.0](https://github.com/snaekobbi/pipeline-mod-mtm/releases/tag/v1.0.0)
+- pipeline-mod-nlb [1.0.0](https://github.com/snaekobbi/pipeline-mod-nlb/releases/tag/v1.0.0)
+- pipeline-mod-nota [1.0.0](https://github.com/snaekobbi/pipeline-mod-nota/releases/tag/v1.0.0)
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