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+# Principles
+
+## Make a simple system (less complexity)
+
+Rationale :
+
+-   Reduce the numbers of potential bugs
+-   The remaining bugs will be easier to identify/isolate & fix
+-   Easier maintenance
+-   Less people to recruit
+
+## Limit security & filtering mechanisms
+
+Especially during the launch, rationale :
+
+-   Alem is a school, not a bank, so the security requirements are lower
+-   Some students will be able to bypass security systems in all cases
+-   Reduce complexity (see above)
+-   The only reliable way to identify students will be security cameras and staff attention
+    -   Students will share accounts and USB drives
+    -   They will open connections to the outside and there is no definitive way to prevent this
+-   We will "hire" the students who have found vulnerabilities using technical skills and creativity
+    -   We cannot anticipate every breach hundreds of students will find & exploit
+-   Focus on endpoint security rather than network security (firewall on each node)
+    -   Reduce complexity of the network and make it more flexible
+
+## Promote open, neutral network & technologies
+
+Rationale :
+
+-   Students will spend more time learning things and exchanging ideas than bypassing censorship
+-   Students will have more extensive knowledge and skills
+-   It is better to make them aware of their situation than to try to stop them
+-   A student's motivation is very much influenced by his or her environment
+    -   An environment with limitations will limit the spectrum of things that stimulate the student's curiosity