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+Hello translators,
+
+I'm currently doing larger interface changes in the HEAD of LibGTop
+which means that things will change very often here while the whole
+module is unstable and unusable for the end-user.
+
+So please don't waste your time doing any translations in the HEAD
+at the moment. If you want to do translations, please use the
+`LIBGTOP_1_1_2_PATCHES' branch.
+
+January 2, 2000
+Martin Baulig