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@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ At this point, this repository hosts three manuals:
 * **Administrators Manual:** Setup, Deployment, Best Practices, etc.
 * **Developers Manual:** Developing Apps for ownCloud & understanding the
   core Architecture.
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+Please work in the appropriate branch. stable6 is for ownCloud 6, which is still supported; stable7 is for ownCloud 7, and master is version 8.0.
 
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