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+Notice
+======
+
+This file was historically used to document changes to the motor module that
+were relevant to developers.  It is largely obsolete now that the motor module
+has moved github.  It will not be updated in the future and is likely to move
+to the documentation directory.
+
+
 Motor Module R6-10 Release Notes
 ===============================================================================