From 90ab32233248a2981690fdeeb9613d1dc4b57522 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sunil Thakares Date: Wed, 13 May 2026 16:32:00 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Expand design philosophy documentation --- docs/DESIGN-PHILOSOPHY.md | 13 ++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/DESIGN-PHILOSOPHY.md b/docs/DESIGN-PHILOSOPHY.md index b9d83de..a3dd9e5 100644 --- a/docs/DESIGN-PHILOSOPHY.md +++ b/docs/DESIGN-PHILOSOPHY.md @@ -18,10 +18,21 @@ ChronoSeal is designed so that administrators can operate, monitor, configure, a - **Minimal Friction, Maximum Durability**: One-line installer, world-class `--help`, proper man pages, and decades-long maintainability are non-negotiable. - **Respect for the OS**: Follows Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS), XDG Base Directory specification, and hardened systemd practices. +### Non-Goals + +ChronoSeal is **not** designed to be: +- Cloud-first or vendor-specific +- Browser-first or JavaScript-heavy +- Dependency-heavy or framework-driven +- GUI-centric (any graphical interface must be a thin wrapper) +- Telemetry-oriented or privacy-invasive +- Optimized for rapid prototyping at the cost of long-term reliability + +These non-goals help keep the project focused on stability, simplicity, security, and deep Unix integration. + ### Development Mindset - Production robustness, security, and long-term sustainability take clear precedence over development speed. -- Any GUI, TUI, or web dashboard must be thin wrappers around the core CLI and interfaces. - Every design decision is evaluated against one question: **“Does this make ChronoSeal feel like it naturally belongs in `/usr/bin/`?”**