msysGit-based Git for Windows 1.x was superseded by Git for Windows 2.x

Please find the home of Git for Windows 2.x here: https://git-for-windows.github.io/ Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <[email protected]>
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+Git for Windows 1.x was retired on August 18th, 2015, superseded by [Git for Windows 2.x](https://git-for-windows.github.io/). The source code of Git for Windows 2.x is maintained [in the _git-for-windows_ org](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git), a friendly fork of [Git](https://github.com/git/git/) that aims to vet Windows-specific patches until they are submitted upstream.
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 # Git for Windows
 
-This is the source code of [Git for Windows](http://msysgit.github.io/),
+This is the source code of Git for Windows 1.x,
 forked from [Git](http://git-scm.com/).
 
-Please note that the Git for Windows project will soon switch to [another
-development environment](https://github.com/git-for-windows/) and that the
-upcoming Git for Windows 2.* will be maintained
-[here](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git).
-
-If you encounter problems, you can report them as [GitHub issues](https://github.com/msysgit/git/issues?direction=desc&sort=updated&state=open), discuss them on Git for Windows' [Google Group](http://groups.google.com/group/msysgit), and for bigger tasks, hire developers via the mailing list.
+If you encounter problems, you are highly encouraged to switch to [Git for Windows 2.x](https://git-for-windows.github.io/). Pull Requests for critical issues in Git for Windows 1.x will of course accepted, though.