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+## The Module Manifesto
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+We the undersigned agree on the the following,
+
+* Getting modules "right" is one of the biggest existential threats to JavaScript
+* This affects a large number of people on this planet (and future planets), with varying interests including but not limited to:
+  - web applications
+  - serverside applications and services
+  - command line interfaces
+  - libraries and frameworks
+  - transpilers
+  - robots
+  - art and music
+* Getting modules "right" is hard because of these varying interests
+* Creating a good developer experience is the number one priority
+* The aim will be to not compromise the Node.js Developer Experience, but we recognize that may be necessary to improve the health of the JavaScript ecosystem
+* While compromise is neccessary, it is important to recognize when Node.js needs to lead and attempt to influence change at an industry level
+* The closer the Node.js and Web platform remain the better the developer experience will be
+
+* The Node.js implementation of ESModules must have the following features:
+  - Compliant to ECMA-262. It is important to follow the standard. If we need changes in the standard we should attempt to accomplish them at TC39.
+  - Interoperability. It is important to be able to utilize ESModule code from CommonJS and vice versa.
+  - Hooks. It is important to be able to have hooks into the lifecycle of a Module.
+  - Multiple Goals. e.g. wasm. It is important that our implementation scales to any number of future goals.
+* Packages written with the Node.js implementation of ESModules must have the following features.
+  - Dual mode. It is important that a single package should be capable of being loaded as both ESM and CJS. This does not have to be the default.
+  - Web Compatible. It is important that a published package be capable of running on both the web and node.js platform without any source changes. This does not mean all APIs need to be compatible.
+
+Without working together there will be no chance of a successful module system. "Together" is larger than the undersigned.
+
+Signed,
+
+Myles Borins (@MylesBorins)  
+Gus Caplan (@devsnek)  
+Jordan Harband (@ljharb)  
+Matteo Collina (@mcollina)  
+Benjamin Gruenbaum (@benjamingr)  
+Hassan Sani (@inidaname)  
+Michaël Zasso (@targos)  
+Ahmad Abdul-Aziz (@devamaz)  
+Jan Krems (@jkrems)  
+Guy Bedford (@guybedford)  
+Timothy Gu (@TimothyGu)  
+Gil Tayar (@giltayar)  
+Rob Palmer (@robpalme)