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 A C++ library for the [SAM v3 API](https://geti2p.net/en/docs/api/samv3).
 
+## Development Status
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+Pre-release (ongoing refactoring work and migration to C++11)
+
 ## Usage
 
 Copy the files into your codebase, or build and link to the library.