diff --git a/openbsc/osmoappdesc.py b/openbsc/osmoappdesc.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# (C) 2013 by Katerina Barone-Adesi <kat.obsc@gmail.com>
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+
+
+# Most systems won't be able to use these, so they're separated out
+nitb_e1_configs = [
+    "doc/examples/osmo-nitb/bs11/openbsc-2bts-2trx.cfg",
+    "doc/examples/osmo-nitb/bs11/openbsc-1bts-2trx-hopping.cfg",
+    "doc/examples/osmo-nitb/bs11/openbsc-1bts-2trx.cfg",
+    "doc/examples/osmo-nitb/bs11/openbsc.cfg",
+    "doc/examples/osmo-nitb/nokia/openbsc_nokia_3trx.cfg",
+    "doc/examples/osmo-nitb/nanobts/openbsc-multitrx.cfg",
+    "doc/examples/osmo-nitb/rbs2308/openbsc.cfg"
+]
+
+
+app_configs = {
+    "osmo-bsc": ["doc/examples/osmo-bsc/osmo-bsc.cfg"],
+    "nat": ["doc/examples/osmo-bsc_nat/osmo-bsc_nat.cfg"],
+    "mgcp": ["doc/examples/osmo-bsc_mgcp/mgcp.cfg"],
+    "gbproxy": ["doc/examples/osmo-gbproxy/osmo-gbproxy.cfg"],
+    "sgsn": ["doc/examples/osmo-sgsn/osmo-sgsn.cfg"],
+    "nitb": ["doc/examples/osmo-nitb/hsl/openbsc.cfg",
+             "doc/examples/osmo-nitb/nanobts/openbsc.cfg"]
+}
+
+
+apps = [(4242, "src/osmo-bsc/osmo-bsc", "OsmoBSC", "osmo-bsc"),
+        (4244, "src/osmo-bsc_nat/osmo-bsc_nat",  "OsmoBSCNAT", "nat"),
+        (4243, "src/osmo-bsc_mgcp/osmo-bsc_mgcp", "OpenBSC MGCP", "mgcp"),
+        (4246, "src/gprs/osmo-gbproxy", "OsmoGbProxy", "gbproxy"),
+        (4245, "src/gprs/osmo-sgsn", "OsmoSGSN", "sgsn"),
+        (4242, "src/osmo-nitb/osmo-nitb", "OpenBSC", "nitb")
+        ]
+
+vty_command = ["./src/osmo-nitb/osmo-nitb", "-c",
+               "doc/examples/osmo-nitb/hsl/openbsc.cfg"]
+
+vty_app = apps[-1]