From c280135e4bb0e9dce6c626ed6158a0bd59bfded2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: arcayr <git@arcayr.online>
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2024 13:47:09 +1100
Subject: [PATCH] update readme to make it clear this is more or less a scratch
 repository.

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 README.md | 10 ++++++++++
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+# NOTICE
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+this repository is a rebase of the `master` branch onto the `serde` branch of the saphyr rust crate.
+
+nothing novel has been added to this repository. all updates and actual value can be found at its [actual home](https://github.com/saphyr-rs/saphyr).
+
+this repository will remain available until the serde functionality is merged into master upstream.
+
+the original readme follows this notice. the license claims below are as such for this repository as well.
+
 # Saphyr libraries
 
 This repository is home to `saphyr-parser`, `saphyr` and soon-to-be