Merge pull request #522 from signalfx/pre_archive

prepare for archive

Author: breedx-splk

README.md

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 >ℹ️  SignalFx was acquired by Splunk in October 2019. See [Splunk SignalFx](https://www.splunk.com/en_us/investor-relations/acquisitions/signalfx.html) for more information.
 
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 # SignalFx client libraries
 
-# :warning: This repository and its published libraries are deprecated
+* :warning: This library has reached end of support.
 
-This repository contains legacy libraries for reporting metrics to Splunk 
-Observability Cloud (formerly SignalFx). The only commits that will be made 
-to this repo are organizational or security related patches. No additional 
-features will be added, and the repository will be archived and the final 
-versions published on or prior to February 1, 2025.
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-* :warning:This repo will be archived February 1st 2025.
+This library is now in permanent public archive and will no longer receive updates..
 
 Splunk has adopted OpenTelemetry. Use the 
 [OpenTelemetry Java SDK](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java) or
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 Legacy documentation is still here for posterity: [legacy-usage.md](legacy-usage.md). 
 
-# Executing SignalFlow computations
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-[Learn more about using SignalFlow here](signalflow.md).
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 ## License
 
 Apache Software License v2. Copyright © 2014-2023 SignalFx | Splunk