BSD or MIT-style license
amendable code with pietrust reputation system to propose changes and to canonicalize libraries
single canonical interpreter written in Jasper
open development on github
semantic versioning
when possible, create a compiler for each major version that converts valid code for the previous version to valid code for the new version
emphasis on interoperation with existing tools (IDEs, VMs)
community: emphasis on friendliness, being helpful (contributes to rep, i guess)
semver
the official distribution of the compilation/interpretation tool chain for each breaking version (each major version) shall also provide the tools for the previous major version. This may very slightly reduce the pressure on us to maintain backwards compatibility.
see also [Self-ideas-computer-jasper-jasperCommunityProcess]