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- enable the building of information systems to provide access to durable, enduring and re-usable digital content
- straddle both the Web and enterprise system needs while minimizing complexity to enable widest possible use
- enable content owners to establish and enforce policies for trust and access to their content, and we will never require that they yield any rights to their content or pay any fee to anyone in order to use the software and practices we provide
- enable the use of best practices for the handling and curation of the content contained within information systems incorporating our software
- provide key technologies in free open source for all our goals
- ensure that the software we support is modular and can be easily integrated in many configurations to support information systems that satisfy the unique requirements of our community
- ensure the sustainability of the software and practices we enable, and that we will incorporate an evolutionary approach to them as a key design goal
- create an ecosystem of cooperating and collaborating projects to help enable making the world's information enduring and to sustain the required infrastructure
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We believe that a holistic approach to understanding the needs of our community and providing a sustainable open community, combined with open standards and open source software, is likely to provide the best platform for long term viability of the world's information and immediate utility for its use. This does not necessarily mean open access to all information since the rights of organizations, institutions and individuals must be respected. However, there must be no proprietary technological barrier that prevents accomplishing our mission and the missions of our community. Additionally, content owners must not be expected to yield their rights simply to use software or practices we provide. While we are a non-profit corporation, however, we believe that constructive engagement with profit making organizations is necessary to reach our goals.
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