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 Yes. fb303 is distributed under the Thrift Software License. See the
 LICENSE file for more details.
 
+* Installation *
+fb303 is configured/built/installed similar to Thrift.  See the README
+in the Thrift root directory for more information.
+
 * Who wrote this README? *
 mcslee@facebook.com