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 4. [A badge](#badge) to point to this spec.
 5. [Examples of standard READMEs](example-readmes/) - such as this file you are reading.
 
+Standard Readme is designed for open source libraries. Although it’s [historically](#background) made for Node and npm projects, it also applies to libraries in other languages and package managers.
+
 
 ## Table of Contents
 
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 A compliant README must satisfy all the requirements listed below.
 
+> Note: Standard Readme is designed for open source libraries. Although it’s [historically](readme.md#background) made for Node and npm projects, it also applies to libraries in other languages and package managers.
+
 **Requirements:**
   - Be called README.md (with capitalization).
   - If the project supports i18n, the file must be named accordingly: `README.de.md`, where `de` is the BCP 47 Language tag. For naming, prioritize non-regional subtags for languages.