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-# see https://help.github.com/en/articles/about-code-owners
-* @cunei @edwardcallahan @marcoderama @srikanthops
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+# This project is not maintained and will not see further updates
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 # Akka Cluster Operator
 
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 The Akka Cluster Operator runs applications built with [Akka