-. All our communication channels are public, some read-only to non-members to maintain a good signal-to-noise ratio.
-. Our decision making process is more open, with an approximate 50/50 mix of developers and power users with voting rights.
-. Our infrastructure is simplified a lot, to ensure that it creates less maintenance work for us.
-. We have made our merge policy more liberal, based on our experience with the OpenWrt package github feed.
-. We have a strong focus on automated testing combined with a simplified release process.
+As a source based Linux distribution for wireless routers, LEDE is primarily
+intended for networking enthusiasts, wireless communities, embedded Linux
+developers and advanced users.
+
+LEDE aims for versatility and ease of customization but does not attempt to
+be a fully integrated alternative to OEM firmware, it rather is a set of
+building blocks to implement your own projects.
+
+=== How can I help?
+
+Like any open source project, LEDE lives from the effort being put into it by
+its users and developers. If you like to participate in development, please
+refer to our link:development.html[development sub page] to learn more about
+source code access and building instructions.
+
+If you do not consider yourself a developer but want to participate in
+maintaining documentation or in helping community members then don't hesitate
+to join our https://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/lede-dev[mailing list]
+or IRC channels to get in touch.