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The **WGPU project** is a set of open-source libraries that _enables application
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authors to write portable and performant graphics programs_. It was originally
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conceived to provide an implementation of WebGPU for Firefox as the standard
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evolved, and settled into something that could be shipped on all web browsers.
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WGPU has also enjoyed much contribution and use from other projects that require
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graphics programming. We expect that these sorts of users will continue for the
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lifetime of project, and we embrace these contributors' needs and effort as the
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lifeblood of WGPU.
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## Mission
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The WGPU community seeks to realize the following directives through the
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project: it…
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1. …provides libraries for the WebGPU API that…
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1. …are correct and fully conformant.
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1. …are portable across all major platforms, that is, …
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1. …`wgpu-core` enables JavaScript platforms to implement their own
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proper WebGPU API.
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1. …`wgpu` provides a WebGPU-style API library for native applications,
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which allows shipping to all major platforms, including WebGPU's
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JavaScript API.
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1. …are performant enough to enable demanding applications.
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1. …serves as a platform of experimentation for:
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1. …WebGPU standards development.
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1. …native application authors that wish to experiment with features that
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are not (yet?) standard.
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## Decision-making
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The WGPU community's decision-making is influenced by the following
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groups:
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* Community leadership:
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* Connor Fitzgerald (@cwfitzgerald)
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* Joshua Groves (@grovesNL)
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* Andreas Reich (@wumpf)
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* Firefox's WebGPU team (@jimblandy, @nical, @teoxoy, @ErichDonGubler, and
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others)
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* Deno's WebGPU contributors (@crowlKats)
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* Other users that ship applications based on WGPU
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It is no coincidence that these groups correspond to the historically most
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active and consistent contributors. In general, WGPU's community structure is
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meritocratic: social influence is granted proportionate to groups' contribution
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to and stake in WGPU's mission.
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These decision-making groups meet together regularly to discuss issues of
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importance to the community, with a focus on WGPU's [mission](#Mission).
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NOTE: The above is a snapshot of a perpetually changing state of affairs in the
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WGPU community. It is not a binding contract between users and decision-makers
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of the WGPU project.
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