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-# kicad-footprints
-Footprint files
+# KiCad Footprint Libraries
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+This repository *will be* where KiCad footprint libraries are located. 
+
+Currently, each footprint library is hosted on GitHub as an [individual repository](https://github.com/KiCad?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=.pretty&type=&language=). This is unmaintainable and these libraries will be merged (here) for the v5 KiCad release.
+
+Until that time, the various .pretty repositories will be hosted here as _submodules_.