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@@ -5,3 +5,24 @@ libraries, and prototypes that I have written in the hopes that they might
 one day be useful to future-me, or future-you.
 
 Be warned though, there's software ahead ~✨
+
+
+## Structure 
+
+Following is an overview of components in this repository.
+
+| Directory   | Description                                                                    |
+|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| apps        | Applications (graphical and command-line) meant for end-users                  |
+| development | Libraries and specific tools primarily meant to be used by software developers |
+| docs        | Documentation for the whole kookienomicon                                      |
+| junkyard    | Projects I've abandoned and that are considered read-only archives             |
+| libkookie   | My custom NixOS fork and configuration system                                  |
+| licenses    | Set of license texts in use by projects in this repository                     |
+
+
+## License
+
+This repository has no unified license.  Check each project for it's
+specific license.  Licenses in-use by projects in this repository can
+be found in the `licenses` directory.