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 Terra is still in beta! While it is stable, it is not feature-complete. There is
 a lot to be added!
+
+
+## Special Thanks
+
+[![YourKit-Logo](https://www.yourkit.com/images/yklogo.png)](https://www.yourkit.com/)
+
+YourKit has granted Polyhedral Development an open-source license to their
+outstanding Java profiler, allowing us to make our software as performant as it
+can be!
+
+YourKit supports open source projects with innovative and intelligent tools
+for monitoring and profiling Java and .NET applications.
+YourKit is the creator of the 
+[YourKit Java Profiler](https://www.yourkit.com/java/profiler/),
+[YourKit .NET Profiler](https://www.yourkit.com/.net/profiler/),
+and [YourKit YouMonitor](https://www.yourkit.com/youmonitor/).
+