From 344f0f2eea8441b2a99faad4458973628d9c985f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dan Finlay Date: Tue, 29 May 2018 09:27:02 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add mission statement v1 --- MISSION.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ README.md | 8 ++++++-- 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) create mode 100644 MISSION.md diff --git a/MISSION.md b/MISSION.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e9f0135b4 --- /dev/null +++ b/MISSION.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# MetaMask Philosophy + +## Mission + +Making it safe and easy to use the decentralized web. + +## Vision + +To realize the highest goals achievable for the human race with the twin powers of peer to peer networks and cryptography. To empower users to hold and use their own keys on these new networks as securely and intelligibly as possible, enabling a new world of peer to peer agreements and economies, in hopes that we may collectively overcome the many great problems that we face together, through the power of strong cooperation. + +## Strategy + +We provide software for users to manage accounts, for sites to easily propose actions to users, and for users to coherently review actions before approving them. We build on this rapidly evolving set of protocols with the goal of continuously empowering the most people to the greatest degree. + diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ca25fc0b9..970bd758f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,12 +1,16 @@ # MetaMask Browser Extension [![Build Status](https://circleci.com/gh/MetaMask/metamask-extension.svg?style=shield&circle-token=a1ddcf3cd38e29267f254c9c59d556d513e3a1fd)](https://circleci.com/gh/MetaMask/metamask-extension) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/MetaMask/metamask-extension/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/MetaMask/metamask-extension?branch=master) [![Greenkeeper badge](https://badges.greenkeeper.io/MetaMask/metamask-extension.svg)](https://greenkeeper.io/) [![Stories in Ready](https://badge.waffle.io/MetaMask/metamask-extension.png?label=in%20progress&title=waffle.io)](https://waffle.io/MetaMask/metamask-extension) -[Internal documentation](./docs/jsdocs) - ## Support If you're a user seeking support, [here is our support site](https://metamask.helpscoutdocs.com/). +## Introduction + +[Mission Statement](./MISSION.md) + +[Internal documentation](./docs/jsdocs) + ## Developing Compatible Dapps If you're a web dapp developer, we've got two types of guides for you: From 1333cd470bc0e79e05c1b4af52a399ae71aedc31 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dan Finlay Date: Tue, 29 May 2018 09:30:59 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Mission v2 --- MISSION.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/MISSION.md b/MISSION.md index e9f0135b4..9045828b1 100644 --- a/MISSION.md +++ b/MISSION.md @@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ ## Mission -Making it safe and easy to use the decentralized web. +Making it safe and easy for the most people to use the decentralized web to the greatest degree that is empowering to them. ## Vision -To realize the highest goals achievable for the human race with the twin powers of peer to peer networks and cryptography. To empower users to hold and use their own keys on these new networks as securely and intelligibly as possible, enabling a new world of peer to peer agreements and economies, in hopes that we may collectively overcome the many great problems that we face together, through the power of strong cooperation. +To realize the highest goals achievable for the human race with the twin powers of peer to peer networks and cryptography. To empower users to hold and use their own keys on these new networks as securely and intelligibly as possible, enabling a new world of peer to peer agreements and economies, in hopes that we may collectively overcome the many great problems that we face together, through the power of strong cooperation. ## Strategy -We provide software for users to manage accounts, for sites to easily propose actions to users, and for users to coherently review actions before approving them. We build on this rapidly evolving set of protocols with the goal of continuously empowering the most people to the greatest degree. +We provide software for users to manage accounts, for sites to easily propose actions to users, and for users to coherently review actions before approving them. We build on this rapidly evolving set of protocols with the goal of empowering the most people to the greatest degree, and aspire to continuously evolve our offering to pursue that goal.