Merge pull request #795 from tylerauerbeck/add-deprecation-notice

Add deprecation notice

Author: k8s-ci-robot

README.md

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 # Equinix Metal cluster-api Provider
 
+> [!CAUTION]
+> With the sunset of [Equinix Metal announced for June 2026](https://deploy.equinix.com/blog/sunsetting-equinix-metal/), the Equinix Metal Cluster API Provider has been deprecated and will no longer be maintained.
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