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+# ibm-pldm-oem [**Deprecated**]
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+The code under this repository is already merged into [openbmc/pldm](https://github.com/openbmc/openbmc/pldm), and there is no active
+development since last 3 years. Look at [vendor-specific-functions](https://github.com/openbmc/pldm#oemvendor-specific-functions) in pldm repository for more details on adding vendor specific functionality in openbmc/pldm stack.