From 3d3cd19892a74ec10d78222d7fc09a4934907900 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: aclist <92275929+aclist@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:13:20 +0900
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] chore: update readme

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 README.md | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 607f7dd..fb5728e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ This overcomes certain limitations in the Linux client and helps prepare the gam
 - Concatenate launch options to pass to Steam
 - Connect to mod-enabled LAN servers
 
+## Design philosophy
+
+DZGUI is the longest actively maintained graphical server browser and mod manager for Linux.
+It follows a specific set of guidelines, enumerated below:
+
+- Provide a free and open-source tool under GPL
+- Do not use undocumented, third-party servers to aggregate data; no central "DZGUI" server
+- All connections go to Steam and DayZ servers directly; the tool should function in perpetuity without intermediary endpoints
+- Target Linux desktop and Steam deck specifically; not a cross-platform tool
+
 ## Setup and usage
 
 Refer to the documentation for installation and setup instructions:
@@ -18,7 +28,6 @@ Refer to the documentation for installation and setup instructions:
 - [GitHub](https://aclist.github.io/dzgui/index.html)
 - [Mirror (Codeberg)](https://aclist.codeberg.page)
 
-
 ![A screenshot of DZGUI](/images/example.png)
 
 ## Attribution

From f76985c79d1b3026cb45e1edb748bdedf86b63a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: aclist <92275929+aclist@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:14:45 +0900
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] chore: reword readme

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 README.md | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fb5728e..23a901b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ This overcomes certain limitations in the Linux client and helps prepare the gam
 
 ## Design philosophy
 
-DZGUI is the longest actively maintained graphical server browser and mod manager for Linux.
-It follows a specific set of guidelines, enumerated below:
+DZGUI follows a specific set of guidelines, enumerated below:
 
 - Provide a free and open-source tool under GPL
 - Do not use undocumented, third-party servers to aggregate data; no central "DZGUI" server