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 # [Backstage](https://backstage.io)
 
-> 🏖️ From October 30th - November 5th, employees at Spotify will have a week to recharge, which means all core maintainers & some project area maintainers are out of office. Right after that, we will go into the week of BackstageCon + KubeCon in Chicago, hoping to see some of you there! Expect slower responses & reviews during the 2 weeks, but we're on it for urgent issues. We will be up to speed again on November 13th! 🏖️
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