We consider the public understanding of software and its engineer-ing to be imperative for citizens in the rapidly digitizing world.In this vision paper, we explore the possibilities of using softwareand systems engineering models for communicating quality as-pects of software-intensive systems to their users. We provide ascope, vision, and research challenges in this direction, aiming tofacilitate transparency about design choices and relevant qualityattributes in areas such as safety, security, and privacy. Ultimately,we envision that these efforts can contribute to an improved publicunderstanding of software systems.