Reading the document as a whole it becomes clear that you're not going to get rules that are hard, fast, and legalistic. They are trying to set a tone, a balan

Reading the document as a whole it becomes clear that you're not going to get rules that are hard, fast, and legalistic. They are trying to set a tone, a balance between the different forces that pull on a company and culture. If you're expected, or needing, black and white rules, this isn't the place for you. For some programmers, accustomed to a world of clearly defined languages and semantics[0], this can be hard. [0] Although some programming languages and environments are surprisingly poorly specified.