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 dojo
 ====
 
-**dojo** is the foundation package of version 1.x of the Dojo Toolkit. Sometimes 
-referred to as the “core”, it contains the most generally applicable sub-packages 
+This is the foundation package for the Dojo 1 Toolkit.  While still being maintained, new development is focused on Dojo 2.
+
+Checkout the [Dojo 2 website](https://dojo.io/) or if you want a more detailed technical status and overview, checkout [`dojo/meta`](https://github.com/dojo/meta).
+
+This package is sometimes
+referred to as the “core”, it contains the most generally applicable sub-packages
 and modules. The dojo package covers a wide range of functionality like Ajax, DOM
 manipulation, class-type programming, events, promises, data stores,
 drag-and-drop and internationalization libraries.