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-**A soft PR-Freeze is currently underway to prepare for refactoring ([#5592](https://github.com/LMMS/lmms/issues/5592)). Please do not open non-essential PRs at this time.**
+**New PRs may be affected by ongoing reorganization ([#5592](https://github.com/LMMS/lmms/issues/5592)). Please be prepared to rebase your PR as necessary.**
 
 What is LMMS?
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