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+/src/ @protocolbuffers/protobuf-compiler
+
+/src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp @protocolbuffers/protobuf-cpp
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+/csharp/ @protocolbuffers/protobuf-csharp
+/src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/ @protocolbuffers/protobuf-csharp
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+/docs/ @protocolbuffers/protobuf-docs
+/examples/ @protocolbuffers/protobuf-docs
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+/java/ @protocolbuffers/protobuf-java
+/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/ @protocolbuffers/protobuf-java
+
+/java/kotlin-lite/ @protocolbuffers/protobuf-kotlin
+/java/kotlin/ @protocolbuffers/protobuf-kotlin
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+/objectivec/ @protocolbuffers/protobuf-objc/
+/src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/ @protocolbuffers/protobuf-objc
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+/php/ @protocolbuffers/protobuf-php
+/src/google/protobuf/compiler/php/ @protocolbuffers/protobuf-php
+
+/python/ @protocolbuffers/protobuf-python
+/src/google/protobuf/compiler/python/
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+/ruby/ @protocolbuffers/protobuf-ruby
+/src/google/protobuf/compiler/ruby/ @protocolbuffers/protobuf-ruby
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+/build_defs/ @protocolbuffers/protobuf-btr
+/cmake/ @protocolbuffers/protobuf-btr
+/pkg/ @protocolbuffers/protobuf-btr
+/toolchain/ @protocolbuffers/protobuf-btr
+/conformance/ @protocolbuffers/protobuf-btr
+/kokoro/ @protocolbuffers/protobuf-btr
+/third_party/ @protocolbuffers/protobuf-btr
+*.bazel @protocolbuffers/protobuf-btr