Arabeyes is chartered with working on systems and components that will be free and open under the Open-Source Initiative ("OSI")-approved licenses and definitions (OpenSource.org). Arabeyes, thus, promises not to engage in any work of proprietary nature to serve the needs of a select few. Arabeyes will support, through any means possible, people/entities who share similar goals with regard to Arabic software.

When Arabeyes' developers/translators/contributors develop results, those results will be licensed in a manner consistent with the OpenSource.org Guidelines. Arabeyes will try its best to bring forth exceptional solutions so that free works with proper Arabic support will be widely distributed and used. Arabeyes will communicate matters such as bug fixes, improvements and user requests to any and all "upstream" authors of works deemed necessary and pertinent to Arabeyes' user-base.

Arabeyes will conduct all its discussion of any substance in public for all to partake in. Arabeyes will also hold public 'core' meetings to address managerial and policy issues publicly in a periodic manner. Arabeyes will disclose any funding issues in a prompt manner sans concealment and will follow a complete transparent mode of operation in all regards.

Arabeyes will be guided by the needs of its users and the free software community. Arabeyes will place their interests first in its priorities in an attempt to bring better, faster and more comprehensive solutions to the Arabic user.