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IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2011-10-12:

    <ArneBab> we have a mission statement: http://hurd.gnu.org
    <Gorodish> yes
    <Gorodish> but it's quite wishy washy
    <Gorodish> considering all the elegant capability Hurd potentially has to
      offer
    <antrik> Gorodish: it's true that the mission statement is very
      abstract... but then, it's hard to put anything more specific into 35
      words
    <Gorodish> not with some practice
    <Gorodish> I notice programers tend to speak and write in terms of what
      something does
    <Gorodish> not what it is
    <Gorodish> the "What is Hurd" is a good example
    <Gorodish> there's a lot of interesting information there
    <Gorodish> but the way it's ordered is odd
    <antrik> a mission statement is not primarily a PR instrument; but rather a
      guide that allows separating things that benefit the common goal from
      things that don't...
    <antrik> I agree that some actual marketing material in addition would be
      nice :-)
    <Gorodish> yes
    <Gorodish> the modesty of Developers that work on FOSS projects never
      ceases to amaze me
    <Gorodish> I agree that the informational, factual, results oriented
      documentation is the primary objective of documenting