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+Our ideals for systems we use and design,
+and some example underlying consequences.
+
+  * Must be Free
+    * Must comply with Debian Free Software Guidelines
+  * Must be stable
+    * Should be a pure subset of Debian stable (e.g. no backports)
+  * Should be secure
+    * Avoid packages not supported by the security team
+  * Should be maintained
+    * Avoid packages listing "QA team" as maintainer
+    * Avoid packages validated against years-old Debian Policy
+  * Should be localized
+    * User-facing packages should support swedish
+  * Should be simple
+    * User-facing packages should have a uniform style
+    * Web-based services should all appear on a single website,
+      with a unifying front page and/or overarching menu
+    * A single desktop environment should be used
+  * Should require zero administration
+    * Package update should all happen automatically
+    * Avoid services needing technical attention
+      * Avoid PHP-based code
+  * Should be eco friendly
+    * Usable with cheap computers
+    * Usable with old computers
+    * Should have low electricity consumption
+    * Avoid packages requiring heavy computing
+      * Avoid OpenGL as requirement (optional use is fine)
+        * Avoid desktop environments GNOME, KDE
+    * Avoid packages requiring massive memory
+      * Avoid Java-based code
+      * Avoid LibreOffice
+      * Avoid web browsers Chromium, Firefox
+
+For each "Should", document reasons for each exception made.