Identity

• 1. Clear mission – Fully disclosed objectives.
• 2. Declared commitments – Affinities and aversions explained.
• 3. Declared outside connections – Relationships with other organizations explicitly listed.

Structure

• 1. Horizontal organization – Teams and facilitators work on responsibilities and agreements.
• 2. Identified contributors – Who is who, people are reachable.
• 3. Clear responsibilities – Who is in charge of what.
• 4. Activities described – All of the ongoing work is acknowledged.

See Wiki Structure for a guide to how the wiki models Sugar Labs' structure.

Operation

• 1. Open participation – Anybody can access the information and get a first responsibility.
• 2. Meritocracy – Responsibilities are acquired (or lost) based on one's skills, results, and contributors’ support.
• 3. Voluntary (non-)engagement – Nobody is forced to be involved or to keep responsibilities.

Information

• 1. Regular reports – Reported activities and future plans allow monitoring and participation.
• 2. Information accessible – Even internal operational information is available by default.
• 3. Explicit confidentiality – It is explained what matters are confidential, why, and who can access them.

We try to operate en plein air.

Goods

• 1. Economic model – Feasibility and sustainability plans are exposed. (Please see/contribute to the discussion here.)
• 2. Resources – Inventory of items detailing who contributed what and why.
• 3. Public accounts – It’s clear where the money comes from and where it goes.

A special thanks to our contributors.