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@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ Simplestore - simple storage format for hash refs
B<Simplestore> is a perl library to store hashes in a very simple,
easy-to-parse file format.
+Note that it can only store simple hashes with string/digit values.
+References or any other complex stuff is not supported.
+
=head1 FUNCTIONS
=over
@@ -94,6 +97,13 @@ save I<hashref> in I<storefile>. Returns nothing.
=back
+=head1 MOTIVATION
+
+B<Simplestore> aims to provide a common, simple format to store data.
+The format is extremely easy to parse in almost all languages, even C or Shell,
+thus Simplestore should offer a good way to exchange non-complex data between
+apps of all kinds.
+
=head1 COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2009 by Daniel Friesel.