diff --git a/contrib/README b/contrib/README
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+Files in the contrib subdirectory are not maintained by the spacenav project
+maintainers. They are just 3rd party contributions included just in case they
+prove useful to anyone.
diff --git a/contrib/systemd/spacenavd.service b/contrib/systemd/spacenavd.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=3Dconnexion Input Devices Userspace Driver
+After=syslog.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=forking
+PIDFile=/var/run/spnavd.pid
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/spacenavd
+StandardError=syslog
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=graphical.target