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+Apache Flagon STOUT is a deprecated product and is no longer maintained. It will be retired soon.
+
+Apache Flagon is an effort undergoing incubation at The Apache Software Foundation (ASF),
+sponsored by the Apache Incubator project. Incubation is required of all newly accepted
+projects until a further review indicates that the infrastructure, communications, and
+decision making process have stabilized in a manner consistent with other successful
+ASF projects. While incubation status is not necessarily a reflection of the
+completeness or stability of the code, it does indicate that the project has yet to be
+fully endorsed by the ASF.

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 # Documentation for STOUT
 
+![Maintenance](https://img.shields.io/maintenance/no/2019)
+[![deprecated](http://badges.github.io/stability-badges/dist/deprecated.svg)](http://github.com/badges/stability-badges)
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache--2.0-blue.svg)](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
+
+## Disclaimer
+
+Apache Flagon STOUT is a deprecated product and is no longer maintained. It will be retired soon.
+
 ## Background
 The Subject Tracker for Online User Testing (STOUT) is a content management system for formal human performance experimentation.  STOUT presents tools and operational tasks to each participant. In doing so, it collects:
 - an intake questionnaire to assess the user’s background and experience as an analyst