edit] What, then, is "Inkscape SVG" as opposed to "Plain SVG" when saving a document?
FAQ - Inkscape WikiInkscape SVG files use the Inkscape namespace to store some extra information used by the program. Other SVG programs will not understand these extensions, but this is OK because the extensions only affect how the document is edited, not how it looks. Extensions must not cause any rendering problems in SVG-compliant renderers.
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