From c07ca9c187378c1bccd52a5b67c31ac7e7fe0b12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark Lee <1385879+caprica@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 23:13:09 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md

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 README.md | 6 ++++++
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 Recent News
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+__January 2024__ Project status update:
+
+>This project is still actively maintained and supported, but activity has been less recently because the main driver
+>for the next release and the blocker for releasing something new is the ongoing development of VLC 4.x which is still
+>seemingly not close to being completed.
+
 __May 2022__ Supporting the project:
 
 >If you would like to help support the continued development of vlcj and our other Open Source efforts, you might like