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+@cindex Philosophy
+@node Philosophy
+@chapter Philosophy
+
+@c NOTE: We should probably re-use some of the images lynX created
+@c for secushare, showing some of the relations and functionalities
+@c of GNUnet.
+The primary goal of the GNUnet project is to provide a reliable, open,
+non-discriminating and censorship-resistant system for information
+exchange.
+We value free speech above state interests and intellectual
+monopoly. GNUnet's long-term goal is to serve as a development
+platform for the next generation of Internet protocols.
+
+Participants are encouraged to
+contribute at least as much resources (storage, bandwidth) to the network
+as they consume, so that their participation does not have a negative
+impact on other users.
+
+@menu
+* Design Principles::
+* Privacy and Anonymity::
+* Practicality::
+@end menu
+
+@cindex Design Principles
+@node Design Principles
+@section Design Principles
+
+These are the GNUnet design principles, in order of importance:
+
+@itemize
+@item GNUnet must be implemented as
+@uref{https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html, Free Software} ---
+This means that you have the four essential freedoms: to run
+the program, to study and change the program in source code form,
+to redistribute exact copies, and to distribute modified versions.
+(@uref{https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html}).
+@item GNUnet must minimize the amount of personally identifiable information exposed.
+@item GNUnet must be fully distributed and resilient to external attacks and rogue participants.
+@item GNUnet must be self-organizing and not depend on administrators or centralized infrastructure.
+@item GNUnet must inform the user which other participants have to be trusted when establishing private communications.
+@item GNUnet must be open and permit new peers to join.
+@item GNUnet must support a diverse range of applications and devices.
+@item GNUnet must use compartmentalization to protect sensitive information.
+@item The GNUnet architecture must be resource efficient.
+@item GNUnet must provide incentives for peers to contribute more resources than they consume.
+@end itemize
+
+
+@cindex Privacy and Anonymity
+@node Privacy and Anonymity
+@section Privacy and Anonymity
+
+The GNUnet protocols minimize the leakage of personally identifiable
+information of participants and do not allow adversaries to control,
+track, monitor or censor users activities. The GNUnet protocols also
+make it as hard as possible to disrupt operations by participating in
+the network with malicious intent.
+
+Analyzing participant's activities becomes more difficult as the
+number of peers and applications that generate traffic on the network
+grows, even if the additional traffic generated is not related to
+anonymous communication. This is one of the reasons why GNUnet is
+developed as a peer-to-peer framework where many applications share
+the lower layers of an increasingly complex protocol stack. The GNUnet
+architecture encourages many different forms of peer-to-peer
+applications.
+
+@cindex Practicality
+@node Practicality
+@section Practicality
+
+Wherever possible GNUnet allows the peer to adjust its operations and
+functionalities to specific use cases. A GNUnet peer running on a
+mobile device with limited battery for example might choose not to
+relay traffic for other participants.
+
+For certain applications like file-sharing GNUnet allows participants
+to trade degrees of anonymity in exchange for increased
+efficiency. However, it is not possible for any user's efficiency
+requirements to compromise the anonymity of any other user.