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+This package was submitted to CRAN on 2018-04-03.
+Once it is accepted, delete this file and tag the release (commit 6360dd2247).
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@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ Install the release version from CRAN:
 install.packages("NLMR")
 ```
 
-__NOTE__: The version on CRAN is pre-rOpenSci review, so it still contains the
-utility functions you find now in [`landscapetools`](https://github.com/ropensci/landscapetools).
-
 To install the developmental version of ``NLMR``, use the following R code:
 
 ```{r eval = FALSE}
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@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ Install the release version from CRAN:
 install.packages("NLMR")
 ```
 
-**NOTE**: The version on CRAN is pre-rOpenSci review, so it still contains the utility functions you find now in [`landscapetools`](https://github.com/ropensci/landscapetools).
-
 To install the developmental version of `NLMR`, use the following R code:
 
 ``` r
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 <a href="#installation" class="anchor"></a>Installation</h2>
 <p>Install the release version from CRAN:</p>
 <div class="sourceCode"><pre class="sourceCode r"><code class="sourceCode r"><span class="kw">install.packages</span>(<span class="st">"NLMR"</span>)</code></pre></div>
-<p><strong>NOTE</strong>: The version on CRAN is pre-rOpenSci review, so it still contains the utility functions you find now in <a href="https://github.com/ropensci/landscapetools"><code>landscapetools</code></a>.</p>
 <p>To install the developmental version of <code>NLMR</code>, use the following R code:</p>
 <div class="sourceCode"><pre class="sourceCode r"><code class="sourceCode r"><span class="co"># install.packages("devtools")</span>
 devtools<span class="op">::</span><span class="kw"><a href="http://www.rdocumentation.org/packages/devtools/topics/install_github">install_github</a></span>(<span class="st">"ropensci/NLMR"</span>, <span class="dt">ref =</span> <span class="st">"develop"</span>)</code></pre></div>