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 # Melange, the Spice of Creation
 
+## Melange has been retired
+
+Melange has been retired.  See
+[this blog post](http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2016/03/goodnight-melange.html)
+for details.
+
 ## What is Melange?
 
 Melange is the combination of a [framework](SoCOverview.md) and multiple web
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 _Copyright 2008 Google Inc._
 _This work is licensed under a_
 [Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License](http://soc.googlecode.com/svn/wiki/html/licenses/cc-by-attribution-2_5.html).
-[![](http://soc.googlecode.com/svn/wiki/html/licenses/cc-by-2_5-88x31.png)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/)
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+[![](http://soc.googlecode.com/svn/wiki/html/licenses/cc-by-2_5-88x31.png)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/)
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 * [issue tracker](https://code.google.com/p/soc/issues/list)
 * [code review](https://melange-review.googlesource.com/)
 * [wiki](/MelangeIntro.md)
-* [live site](https://www.google-melange.com/)
+* **[melange has been retired](http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2016/03/goodnight-melange.html)**