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 Vulkan header files and API registry
 
-The contents of this repository are largely obtained from other repositories
-and are collected, coordinated, and curated here.
-
-If proposing changes to any file originating from a different repository,
-please propose such changes in that repository, rather than Vulkan-Headers.
-Files in this repository originate from:
-
 ## Contributing
 
 See the [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)
@@ -34,5 +27,3 @@ specification release are tagged using the following format:
 **Note**: Marked version releases have undergone thorough testing but do not
 imply the same quality level as SDK tags. SDK tags follow the
 `sdk-<`_`version`_`>.<`_`patch`_`>` format (e.g., `sdk-1.1.92.0`).
-
-This scheme was adopted following the 1.1.96 Vulkan specification release.