From b33ae5a6a56340fa72a5b34722cda1e1a04197c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Stapelberg <stapelberg@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2017 10:10:00 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] document values for considering contributions (#30)

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 index.html | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
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diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 47fc523..9b77893 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -85,5 +85,29 @@ we agreed upon the following goals for i3:
     of code. If it needs to be a bit bigger, it will be.
   </li> 
 </ol> 
+
+<p>
+In addition to these stated goals, we try our best to uphold the following
+values when considering contributions to the project:
+</p>
+
+<ul>
+  <li>
+    Never break configuration files or existing workflows. Breaking changes
+    require a major version bump (v4 → v5).
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    Keep mental complexity low: once you know i3’s key features, other features
+    should be easy to understand.
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    Only add features which benefit many people, instead of going to great
+    lengths to support rarely used workflows.
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    Only documented behavior is supported. Clear documentation is a requirement
+    for contributions.
+  </li>
+</ul>
  
 </div>
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