diff --git a/other/archived_types/.README.unmaintained b/other/archived_types/.README.unmaintained
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+This type is not maintained by anymore and has thus been removed from cdist.
diff --git a/other/archived_types/README b/other/archived_types/README
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+This directory contains types that used to be included with
+cdist, but are not in use anymore. Have a look at the README
+file in each type, to find out why it was removed.
diff --git a/other/archived_types/__autofs/README b/other/archived_types/__autofs/README
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+../.README.unmaintained
\ No newline at end of file
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diff --git a/other/archived_types/__autofs_map/README b/other/archived_types/__autofs_map/README
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diff --git a/other/archived_types/__autofs_reload/README b/other/archived_types/__autofs_reload/README
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+../.README.unmaintained
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