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 Borg is a fork of Attic and maintained by "The Borg Collective" (see AUTHORS file).
 
 BORG IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH ORIGINAL ATTIC.
-UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, EXPECT THAT WE WILL BREAK COMPATIBILITY REPEATEDLY.
-THIS IS SOFTWARE IN DEVELOPMENT, DECIDE YOURSELF IF IT FITS YOUR NEEDS.
+EXPECT THAT WE WILL BREAK COMPATIBILITY REPEATEDLY WHEN MAJOR RELEASE NUMBER
+CHANGES (like when going from 0.x.y to 1.0.0). Please read CHANGES document.
+
+NOT RELEASED DEVELOPMENT VERSIONS HAVE UNKNOWN COMPATIBILITY PROPERTIES.
+
+THIS IS SOFTWARE IN DEVELOPMENT, DECIDE YOURSELF WHETHER IT FITS YOUR NEEDS.
 
 Read issue #1 on the issue tracker, goals are being defined there.