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+Apache Flagon TAP is a deprecated product and is no longer maintained. It will be retired soon.
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 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
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-# Apache Flagon TAP
+# Apache Flagon TAP (Incubating)
 
-NOTE: This project is not currently maintained and will be refactored. If you are interested in TAP, join the discussion on our [dev list](mailto:dev-subscribe@flagon.incubator.apache.org). 
+![Maintenance](https://img.shields.io/maintenance/no/2019)
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache--2.0-blue.svg)](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
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+## Disclaimer
+
+Apache Flagon TAP is a deprecated product and is no longer maintained. It will be retired soon.
 
 Apache TAP is part of the Flagon software stack. It's a React based app with a Django backend that allows you to access your applications' usage data via custom D3 visualizations.
 
 
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 ## Configure TAP
 
 To run TAP via Docker, you'll have to include a secret.py file like the one below: