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 This document is intended to serve as an introduction to the Haiku project.
 As such, this is only the tip of the iceberg.
 
+
+About the Haiku project
+-----------------------
+The Haiku project is comprised of numerous volunteers spread across the globe.
+While Haiku supports localization efforts, the primary language is English.
+The project is mindful of the language barrier for non-English speakers. To
+note, the native language of the majority of contributors is not English.
+
+
+Design goals
+------------
+If the ideology of the Haiku project were to be explained in a few short words,
+it would be something like this. The software shall have sensible defaults with
+minimal configuration required. The code shall adhere to the coding guidelines
+and implement the functionality in best possible manner.
+
+
 Haiku project website
 ---------------------
 http://www.haiku-os.org
@@ -12,6 +29,19 @@ the project, blog posts (from developers, Google Summer of Code participants,
 and other frequent contributors), forums, and a vast collection of information.
 
 
+Communication
+-------------
+http://www.haiku-os.org/community/ml
+http://www.haiku-os.org/community/ml/etiquette
+
+The primary means of communication are through mailing lists and are generally
+hosted by FreeLists. In addition to the mailing lists (ML), numerous users and
+contributors frequent IRC (irc.freenode.net#haiku). There is also BeShare, an
+online chat and file sharing application.
+ * http://haikuware.com/directory/view-details/internet-network/chat-irc/beshare
+ * http://dev.osdrawer.net/projects/beshare
+
+
 Development tracker
 -------------------
 http://dev.haiku-os.org/