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 SVG-edit, a web based SVG editor
+===
 
-http://code.google.com/p/svg-edit/
+Source code lives on GitHub:
+https://github.com/SVG-Edit/svgedit
 
-see AUTHORS file for authors
+Issue tracking and previewing remains on Google Code:
+https://code.google.com/p/svg-edit/
+
+See AUTHORS file for authors.
 
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