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 **SharpYaml** is a .NET library that provides a **YAML parser and serialization engine** for .NET objects, **compatible with CoreCLR**.
 
+> NOTICE:
+>
+> This project is no longer actively maintained since 2016, but it's still accepting Pull-Requests.
+>
+> Small improvements and fixes are welcome, but big refactoring won't likely be.
+>
+> Please, open an issue in case you are not sure about the changes you want to bring before working on a PR.
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 ## Usage
 
 ```C#
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 SharpYaml is available on [![NuGet](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/SharpYaml.svg)](https://www.nuget.org/packages/SharpYaml/)
 
 ## License
-MIT
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