Update README with Raccoon Mission details and mirrors

- Add raccoon emoji and mission statement
- List both git mirrors (unturf.com and github.com)
- Explain we're rescuing this abandoned project
- Link to comprehensive docs/
- Emphasize AGPL v3 libre software commitment

Original notice preserved but clarified this is now
an active fork bringing the project back to life.

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# UncloseAI Speech
Notice: This software is mostly obsolete and will no longer be updated.
🦝 **Raccoon Mission Fork:** Rescuing abandoned TTS models and building a unified, resilient text-to-speech system.
Some Alternatives:
**Mirrors:**
- Primary: https://git.unturf.com/engineering/unturf/openedai-speech
- GitHub: https://github.com/russellballestrini/openedai-speech
* https://speaches.ai/
* https://github.com/remsky/Kokoro-FastAPI
* https://github.com/astramind-ai/Auralis
* https://lightning.ai/docs/litserve/home?code_sample=speech
**Original Notice:** This software was mostly obsolete and no longer updated by the original maintainer.
**Raccoon Mission:** We're bringing it back to life with:
- ✅ Working Piper TTS (tts-1) with absolute paths
- ✅ Working XTTS v2 (tts-1-hd) with voice cloning
- 🎯 Planning integration of 10+ abandoned TTS engines (Silero, StyleTTS2, Fish Speech, etc.)
- 📚 Comprehensive documentation in `docs/`
- 🛠️ Makefile-driven deployment workflow
- 🔒 AGPL v3 - keeps TTS libre forever
See `docs/MODELS.md` for the complete roadmap and `docs/CLAUDE.md` for contribution guidelines.
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