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-private overlay currently hosting ebuilds for EPSXE emulator
-and several plugins (amd64 and x86)
-
-plugins can be downloaded and added manually to ~/.epsxe too
-
-=====
-
-I will also host games here which are not yet ready for the tree.
-
-=====
-
-currently also including hacked i3 ebuilds with experimental
-test phase and window icon support
-
+### Purpose and scope
+ebuild hosting of
+* EPSXE emulator and several plugins (amd64 and x86), which are treecleaned from the main tree
+* games that are too alpha or broken to get into the tree yet
+* games live ebuilds which are rarely updated
+* hacked i3 ebuilds with experimental test phase and patch for window icon support (not accepted upstream)
+
+### Notes
+EPSXE plugins can be downloaded and added manually to ~/.epsxe too
 
 ### Repoman status
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