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-# Lines starting with '#' are comments.
-# Each line is a file pattern followed by one or more owners.
-
-# These owners will be the default owners for everything in the repo.
-*       @heumi01 @deich01 @norjo14 @normi10 @honas02 @tucja02
-
-# Order is important. The last matching pattern has the most precedence.
-# So if a pull request only touches javascript files, only these owners
-# will be requested to review.
-#*.js    @octocat @github/js
-
-# You can also use email addresses if you prefer.
-#docs/*  docs@example.com