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authorKartik K. Agaram <vc@akkartik.com>2015-05-26 01:40:49 -0700
committerKartik K. Agaram <vc@akkartik.com>2015-05-26 01:40:49 -0700
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@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ Is it a language, or an operating system, or a virtual machine?
 Mu.
 </div>
 
+Read these first: <a href='http://akkartik.name/about'>problem statement</a>,
+<a href='http://github.com/akkartik/mu#readme'>readme and installation
+  instructions</a> (mu requires minimal dependencies).
+
 <p>
 Mu's code is structured in an unconventional manner, requiring editors to be
 specially configured to colorize it in a sane manner. Here's how it currently
@@ -163,4 +167,13 @@ scanning a high-level view and drilling down into selective details.
 address spaces, and the conventions that regulate their use in previous
 layers.
 
+<p>
+The zen of mu:
+<ul>
+<li>traces, not interfaces</li>
+<li>be rewrite-friendly, not backwards-compatible</li>
+<li>be easy to port rather than portable</li>
+<li>global structure matters more than local hygiene</li>
+</ul>
+
 <p style='margin-bottom: 2em'/>