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README: add note about native IPMI mode
Signed-off-by: Conrad Hoffmann <[email protected]>
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[multi-target]: https://prometheus.io/docs/guides/multi-target-exporter/
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The exporter relies on tools from the [FreeIPMI][freeipmi] suite for the actual
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IPMI implementation.
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By default, the exporter relies on tools from the [FreeIPMI][freeipmi] suite
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for the actual IPMI implementation.
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[freeipmi]: https://www.gnu.org/software/freeipmi/ "FreeIPMI homepage"
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There is, however, experimental support for using the Go-native [go-ipmi
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library](https://github.com/bougou/go-ipmi/) instead of FreeIPMI. Feedback to
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help mature this support would be greatly appreciated. Please read the [native
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IPMI documentation](docs/native.md) if you are interested.
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## Installation
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For most use-cases, simply download the [the latest release][releases].

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