Craftsmen,
In December, many of us met in Libertyville at the first 'craftsmanship  
summit' with the intent of establishing a set of principles for  
Software Craftsmanship. After the summit, the conversations continued  
on the mailing list, finally culminating in an elegant summarization  
of our thoughts by Doug Bradbury. Today, we put the manifesto up on  
the web as a statement of our values as craftsmen. I'm inviting you,  
as members of the software craftsmen community,  to view the manifesto and, if you  
choose, to sign it.
http://manifesto.softwarecraftsmanship.org/This is an exciting time for all of us, a result of the participation  
and thoughts of everyone, both at the summit and in the subsequent  
discussion online. I want to thank everyone for carrying these ideas  
forward.
Best,
Paul Pagel