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 A collection of useful configuration providers for .NET applications. Read your app settings from different file formats with ease!
 
+## 🙏 Acknowledgments
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+This project is an ideological heir to [NetEscapades.Configuration](https://github.com/andrewlock/NetEscapades.Configuration) by Andrew Lock. Special thanks to Andrew for his excellent work! Since the original library is no longer maintained, this project continues the mission of providing quality configuration providers for the .NET community.
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 ## 📦 Available Packages
 
 ### Kat.Configuration.Yaml