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+> ⚠️ **This is a staging repository for Kubernetes**.  
+> Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
+> This repository is not for direct contributions.
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 # client-go
 
 Go clients for talking to a [kubernetes](http://kubernetes.io/) cluster.