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+NOTE: this project is only passively maintained since I don't own
+any LBP printers anymore after moving to another country. Please
+look at https://github.com/mounaiban/captdriver for more actual
+version. I'm still happy to answer your questions and merge pull
+requests.
+
+
 This is a driver for Canon CAPT-based printers (LBP-***)
 based on several reverse engineering attempts. This is
 currently in an early alpha stage. Use at your own risk.