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+##### Motivation for the changes
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+<!-- An issue reference or explanation why the change is desirable. -->
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+##### Checklist for maintainers
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+<!-- Contributors: please leave this as is -->
+<!-- Maintainers: tick if completed or explain if not relevant -->
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+ - [ ] is the idea good? has it been discussed by the Nix team?
+ - [ ] unit tests
+ - [ ] functional tests (`tests/**.sh`)
+ - [ ] documentation in the manual
+ - [ ] documentation in the code (if necessary; ideally code is already clear)
+ - [ ] documentation in the commit message (why was this change made? for future reference when maintaining the code)
+ - [ ] documentation in the changelog (to announce features and fixes to existing users who might have to do something to finally solve their problem, and to summarize the development history)