Update as part of shutdown/migration process
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+#### :warning:This project is now part of the EE4J initiative. This repository has been archived as all activities are now happening in the [corresponding Eclipse repository](https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/jaf). See [here](https://www.eclipse.org/ee4j/status.php) for the overall EE4J transition status.
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-# Source Code Submissions
-We welcome your contributions and look forward to collaborating with you. We can only accept source code repository
-submissions from users who have signed and returned the Oracle
-Contributor Agreement. You will find details and the agreement to sign at this OTN web page:
-[Oracle Contributor Agreement](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/community/oca-486395.html).
-
-# Other Contributions
-For all project Submissions other than source code repository contributions, the following also applies: Oracle does
-not claim ownership of Your Submissions. However, in order to fulfill
-the purposes of this project, You must give Oracle and all Users
-the right to post, access, discuss, use, publish, disseminate, and refine
-Your Submissions.
-
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-other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later
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+#### :warning:This project is now part of the EE4J initiative. This repository has been archived as all activities are now happening in the [corresponding Eclipse repository](https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/jaf). See [here](https://www.eclipse.org/ee4j/status.php) for the overall EE4J transition status.
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# JavaBeans Activation Framework (JAF)
The JavaBeans Activation Framework (JAF) is a standard extension to the
