Adding current status updates

README.md

@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ Please see the [FAQ][] for answers about AKS Engine and its progenitor ACS-Engin
 
 ## Join the community
 
-If you are committed to using AKS Engine longer term and would like to become a project maintainer, please reach out to us via the [#aks-engine-dev Slack channel](https://kubernetes.slack.com/archives/CU1CXUHN0)! The [community guide][community] covers everything you need to know about the AKS Engine community and how you can contribute. The [developer guide][developer-guide] will help you onboard as a developer. The AKS Engine community is committed to integrating and validating new versions of Kubernetes into AKS Engine. We encourage AKS Engine users to evaluate moving to CAPZ as it provides stronger support for managing the cluster lifecycle compared to AKS Engine.
+We encourage AKS Engine users to evaluate moving to AKS or to CAPZ, per the [project status](#project-status).
+
+For existing users of AKS Engine, the [community guide][community] and [developer guide][developer-guide] are available, as is the [#aks-engine-dev Slack channel](https://kubernetes.slack.com/archives/CU1CXUHN0).
 
 ## Support
 

SUPPORT.md

@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ The AKS Engine project maintainers will respond to the best of their abilities.
 
 ## Support FAQ
 
+### Is AKS Engine currently maintained?
+
+See the [AKS Engine project status][project-status] for updates on the maintenance of AKS Engine.
+
 ### How often are new AKS Engine releases published?
 
 There is no definite release cadence. Project maintainers use the following as guidance to prioritize testing, validating, and publishing a new release:
@@ -40,3 +44,4 @@ Support for this project is limited to the resources listed above.
 [docs]: https://github.com/Azure/aks-engine/tree/master/docs
 [faq]: https://github.com/Azure/aks-engine/blob/master/docs/faq.md
 [github-issues]: https://github.com/Azure/aks-engine/issues
+[project-status]: https://github.com/Azure/aks-engine/#project-status

docs/faq.md

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 This page provides help with the most common questions about AKS Engine.
 
+### Is AKS Engine currently maintained?
+
+See the [AKS Engine project status][project-status] for updates on the maintenance of AKS Engine.
+
 ### What's the Difference Between AKS and AKS Engine?
 
 Azure Kubernetes Service ([AKS][]) is a Microsoft Azure service that supports fully managed Kubernetes clusters. [AKS Engine][] is an Azure open source project that allows you to create your own Kubernetes clusters with lots of user-configurable options, but with no official Azure support.
@@ -35,3 +39,4 @@ Yes. `aks-engine` released [v0.27.0][] as a continuation of the ACS-Engine proje
 [Kubernetes]: https://kubernetes.io/
 [v0.27.0]: https://github.com/Azure/aks-engine/releases/tag/v0.27.0
 [v0.26.2]: https://github.com/Azure/acs-engine/releases/tag/v0.26.2
+[project-status]: https://github.com/Azure/aks-engine/#project-status