added standard Incubator disclaimer

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@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ Apache CouchDB is alpha software and still under heavy development. Please be
 aware that important areas such as the public API or internal database format
 may see backwards incompatible changes between versions.
 
+Apache CouchDB is an effort undergoing incubation at the Apache Software
+Foundation (ASF), sponsored by the Apache Incubator PMC. Incubation is required
+of all newly accepted projects until a further review indicates that the
+infrastructure, communications, and decision making process have stabilized in a
+manner consistent with other successful ASF projects. While incubation status is
+not necessarily a reflection of the completeness or stability of the code, it
+does indicate that the project has yet to be fully endorsed by the ASF.
+
 Building From Subversion
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