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+NOTE: The following 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.
+
+---
+
+The **WGPU project** is an ecosystem 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 requires 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 an implementation of the WebGPU API that is…
+    1. …correct and fully conformant.
+    1. …portable across all major platforms.
+    1. …performant enough to enable demanding applications.
+1. …serves as a platform of experimentation for:
+    1. …WebGPU standards development.
+    1. …native application authors.
+
+## Decision-making
+
+The WGPU community's decision-making is influenced by the following
+groups:
+
+* Connor Fitzgerald (@cwfitzgerald)
+* Firefox's WebGPU team
+* 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 regulrly to discuss issues of
+importance to the community, with a focus on WGPU's [mission](#Mission).