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-This folder contains Inkscape extensions, i.e. the scripts
-that implement some commands that you can use from within
-Inkscape. Most of these commands are in the Effects menu.
+This folder contains Inkscape extensions, i.e. the scripts that
+implement some commands that you can use from within Inkscape. Most of
+these commands are in the Extensions menu.
-Each *.inx file describes an extension,
-listing its name, purpose, prerequisites, etc. These
-files are read by Inkscape on launch. Other files are
-the scripts themselves (Perl, Python, and Ruby are
-supported, as well as shell scripts).
+Each *.inx file describes an extension, listing its name, purpose,
+prerequisites, location within the menu, etc. These files are read by
+Inkscape on launch. Other files are the scripts themselves (Perl,
+Python, and Ruby are supported, as well as shell scripts).
+Only include extensions here which are GPL-compatible. This includes
+Apache-2, MPL 1.1, certain Creative Commons licenses, and more. See
+https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html for guidance.