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+==========================
+Specfications are Advisory
+==========================
+
+This project is under heavy active development.  Specifications in this repository
+reflects general consensus of ideas at the time the specification was conceived rather
+then set of actions to take or a commitment to precisely implement the specification.
+As an example, kolla-ansible looks much different today than then ansible-multi spec.
+For Kolla old-timers, many know that Kolla in its present form may not have existed
+without this general consensus of ideas set by ansible-multi.
+
+All specifications in this repository are subject to abandonment in the future if
+the development team finds it necessary to change course.
+
+The single source of truth for development work is recorded in blueprints as specifications
+are immutable once committed to the repository.  Blueprints on the other hand are dynamic
+and may be changed at any time along with the codebase.