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+# kdepim-apps-libs is DEAD
+
+All contents of this repository has been removed or dissolved to more appropriate
+repositories in KDE PIM. Currently this repo is kept around only for the stable
+branches. Once the last stable release of Release Service 20.08 is out, this
+repository will be moved to unmaintained and archived.