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  TODO - planned features
 
 == Note ==
-The project is abandoned since May 2011. I can't be sure in that I will
-continue to work on the project, but I will review any patches and add them
-upstream within reasonable amounts of time. The development is now left to the
-open world.
+You can contribute. I will review any patches and add changes upstream within 
+reasonable amounts of time.
 
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