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+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="spwhitton"
+ avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/9c3f08f80e67733fd506c353239569eb"
+ subject="armel+armhf available in stretch-backports"
+ date="2018-03-04T19:03:19Z"
+ content="""
+@Alan: stretch-backports now includes git-annex on armel and armhf.
+"""]]