[#221] Added note about contributing anything for client or relay

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 1da7b4d0d3f161cbb471db166c37b9a6b3594ac1..f50d56103350967e915416af1fefce6e7d6b70e6 100644 (file)
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ We do not require a contributors agreement. By submitting a patch or merge reque
 you are agreeing that your code will be covered by the primary license for the project.
 ISC DHCP is currently licensed under the MPL2.0 license.
 
 you are agreeing that your code will be covered by the primary license for the project.
 ISC DHCP is currently licensed under the MPL2.0 license.
 

+**NOTE**: The client (dhclient) and relay (dhcrelay) component maintenance is coming to an end.
+The 4.4.3 release is the last one that included those components and they are now considered EOL.
+The 4.5.0 release will feature server (dhcpd) only. You may still submit bugs for a client or
+relay, but those will be kept for informational purposes only. There will not be any action
+taken by ISC team on those.
+

 Here's are the steps in contributing a patch:
 
 1. **create account** on [gitlab](https://gitlab.isc.org)
 Here's are the steps in contributing a patch:
 
 1. **create account** on [gitlab](https://gitlab.isc.org)


@@ -193,4 +199,4 @@ Outstanding, select a small number of them and move them to whatever the current
 that in mind if you plan to submit a patch and forget about it. We may accept it eventually, but
 it's a much, much faster process if you participate in it.
 
 that in mind if you plan to submit a patch and forget about it. We may accept it eventually, but
 it's a much, much faster process if you participate in it.
 

-#### Thank you for contributing your time and expertise to the ISC DHCP Project.
+**Thank you for contributing your time and expertise to the ISC DHCP Project.**