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+MPCDF-specific OSC plugins
+==========================
+
+Installation
+------------
+
+Put the .py files into `~/.osc-plugins` to make them available for the osc command.
+
+Background Information
+----------------------
+
+See `https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:OSC_plugins`.
+