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-[I] Fast lexical analyzer generator
+[I] A fast lexical analyzer generator
 
-[T] flex is a tool for generating programs that perform
-[T] pattern-matching on text.
+[T] flex is a tool for generating programs that perform pattern-matching on
+[T] text.
 
 [U] http://flex.sourceforge.net/
 
-[A] The GNU Project / FSF
-[M] The OpenSDE Community <list@opensde.org>
-[M] The OpenSDE Community <list@opensde.org>
+[A] Will Estes <westes575@gmail.com>
+[A] Vern Paxson (original author)
+[M] Christian Wiese <chris@opensde.org>
 
 [C] base/tool
 [F] DIETLIBC