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I think the Elementary "manifesto" needs to be refined for developers. That page is great marketing, but it's not as helpful as it could be for people who need to know what guidelines will govern hard choices.

This is my attempt to narrow down and simplify things:

Core ideals:
Simple
as few "elements" (not the best term, I know) as possible

Fast
duh

Clear
make complex system tasks transparent, or hide them from non-advanced users?

Concise
as few applications as needed

Clean
visually simple, but attractive

Important (but not Core) ideals:
* Safe
* Free
* Open

This should be subject to change as the project evolves and grows.

Well, it is true that the website hasn't really be updated in a while. What it really needs is a maintainer.

If you're a developer looking to get involved with elementary, I don't think that page is for you, though. And I really wouldn't want to retool that page to be aimed at developers, because that's not the sole audience that I want to be attracting.

But, if you would like to contribute, I'd love to hear your thoughts and have any help you can offer.

Also, if you're looking to chat, IRC would probably be better. You can find me in #elementary on freenode.net