Update README.adoc: clearify project status

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+== Status
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+NOTE: Currently IDEasy is in beta state so it is not yet considered to be production ready. Do not use it with large teams or otherwise do not blame us if your team gets blocked by a bug.
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+We are planning to go out of beta beginning of 2025.
+However, this will only include support for Windows while official Linux and Mac support will come later in 2025.
+Further, you should contact us if you plan to use IDEasy in your project with a real developer team.
+We will have a look and can give you the latest insights about features working stable and edge-cases that might still cause problems.
+Do not expect reasoable support if you started with IDEasy in 2024 with a large team but without getting in touch.
+We surely try to fix bugs as soon as possible but we do not work extra shifts if you are blocked and we never promised any help before.
+Also, if you are currently working with devonfw-ide, please stay patient.
+You can surely do a pilot where one developer tries to work with IDEasy in your devonfw-ide project and see if all works fine or better.
+But unless we update this status and officially annouce that devonfw-ide shall be replaced with IDEasy you should not push this ahead with your developer teams.
+
 == Setup
 
 === Prerequisites