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+= Apache OpenJPA Readme
+
+Licensed under Apache License 2.0 - http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+== Attention!
+----
+This branch is not maintained anymore!
+It reflects the status of the old SVN repo.
+Please use our master branch instead!
+----
+
+
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-Apache OpenJPA - README.txt
-Licensed under Apache License 2.0 - http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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-Thank you for downloading this release of Apache OpenJPA.
-
-The following files can be found in the openjpa-project subdirectory:
-    BUILDING.txt
-    CHANGES.txt
-    RELEASE-NOTES.html
-
-For documentation and project information, please visit our project site:
-    http://openjpa.apache.org/
-