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+Sausagewiki is a simple, self-contained wiki engine. This is not merely a
+description, but in fact design goals. Let's look closer at them.
+
+Sausagewiki is simple
+=====================
+Sausagewiki is somewhat feature sparse. Of course, implementing features takes
+time and effort, but that is not all. Sausagewiki attempts to attain
+simplicity in part by being very restrictive with which features to add. Which
+features belong in Sausagewiki? That is hard to pin down. There are many
+features that could be included in a simple wiki engine, but it is probably
+true that including _all_ those features would make the engine no longer
+simple. Because of this, Sausagewiki is extremely restrictive with which
+features to add.
+
+Sausagewiki is simple to use. The user interface is clean and simple. The wiki
+language is small and easy to fully grasp. For example: In order to keep the
+wiki syntax small and easy, the inline HTML feature of Markdown has been
+excluded. It would make the wiki syntax too large.
+
+The executable has few command line options. It is easy for the system
+administrator to get up and running correctly. As a user you can also be sure
+that Sausagewiki is the same when using it in different places.
+
+Sausagewiki is self-contained
+=============================
+The binary does not have runtime dependencies. It does not dynamically link
+with any library. (This is true for Linux. For other systems it needs to link
+to the C standard library) It does not require any other program during
+run time, and it does not require any resource file external to the
+Sausagewiki binary.
+
+Sausagewiki has no configuration file. This is sensible only as long as it
+also has very few command line options.
+
+The data for a given wiki instance is contained in one file only. This makes
+a wiki instance easy to back up, copy and move.
+
+Sausagewiki is a wiki engine
+============================
+The user experience is geared towards collaborative editing rather than a
+division between editors and readers. Sausagewiki aims for a low barrier to
+entry; new readers should feel invited to edit the text if appropriate.