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+#
+# Properties for enabling/disabling core plugins
+#
+
+# 
+# List of comma-separated regular expressions. If a technology (i.e. module) from the core plugins
+# folder is matching one of these regular expressions it is enabled.
+# By default all technologies are disabled.
+#
+enabled-technologies = $ENABLED_TECHNOLOGIES
+
+#
+# List of comma-separated full core plugin names (or prefixes) of core plugins to be disabled 
+# even though they are in an enabled technology.
+#
+#disabled-core-plugins = 
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