Merge pull request #57 from SAP/sunset-notice

Announce sunset in README.md

Author: krichter1

README.md

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+## 🛑 Repository Sunset Notice (2025-04-14)
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+Dear Contributers and Users,
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+This is an announcement that we are planning to officially sunset this repository. This decision was made after careful consideration of the project's current trajectory, community engagement, and resource allocation.
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+The sunset will happen after a grace period of four weeks following this announcement.
+Development and support will cease, and the project will be archived.
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+Thank You: We are grateful for your contributions and support.
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+For questions or concerns, please reach out.
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 ## Description
 
 `cgo-ase` is a driver for the [`database/sql`][pkg-database-sql] package