- * Quick response
- * Graceful, and sophisticated interface
- * Easy configuration, intuitive operation
- * Abundant features
+Sylpheed is a free software distributed under the GNU GPL.
+
+The development of Sylpheed sets the following things as its goal:
+
+ * Quick response by keeping CPU and memory usage to a minimum
+ * Fast processing even though a folder contains large number of messages
+ (more than 10 thousand)
+ * Enables intuitive operation by simple, graceful, and well-polished
+ interface
+ * Similar operation methods to other mailers.
+ * Readily available with simple configuration
+ * Fully equipped with features required as a mailer
+ * Full support of Japanese, and support of i18n
+ * Enables flexible interaction with external commands
+ * Stable, and don't lose any data (to the utmost) in case of crash