diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "pkg"]
+	path = pkg
+	url = git@github.com:diaspora/diaspora-packages.git
diff --git a/pkg b/pkg
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+Subproject commit 3bb1e77a05979a2af130515eea9ea7fceacaed2a