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