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+Apache Sqoop is an effort undergoing incubation at the Apache Software
+Foundation (ASF), sponsored by the Apache Incubator Project Management
+Committee.
+
+Incubation is required for all newly accepted projects until a further review
+indicates that the infrastructure, communications, and decisions 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.
+
+For more information about the incubation status of the Sqoop project you can
+go to the following page:
+
+http://incubator.apache.org/projects/sqoop.html
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