diff --git a/src/external/.clang-format b/src/external/.clang-format
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+++ b/src/external/.clang-format
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+DisableFormat: true
+SortIncludes: false
diff --git a/src/external/.clang-format.license b/src/external/.clang-format.license
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+Copyright 2022, Collabora, Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: BSL-1.0