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+# Development Status
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+Unfortunately, a lack of backwards compatilibity in the newer Solid specs, has lead to many solid servers not working with this code base.
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+Therefore, continued development on this repo is paused indefinitely.
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+It is still, however, a goal to explore social bookmarking, taking into account newer innovation.
+
 # markbook
 
 > book mark <-->  mark book, a social bookmarking app, for the solid platform