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== What? == | == What? == | ||
The NixOS Wiki is a community-run | The NixOS Wiki is a community-run documentation resource for NixOS users. | ||
[[NixOS]] is a Linux distribution based on the [[Nix]] package manager and the [[Nixpkgs]] software repository. All three are part of the [[Nix ecosystem]]. | |||
== Why? == | == Why? == | ||
Reference documentation in [https://nixos.org/nixos/manual/ NixOS manual], [https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/ Nixpkgs manual], [https://nixos.org/nix/manual/ Nix manual] is maintained with the source code, can be used for looking up technical details, and primarily serves the needs of power users, developers, and contributors. The introductory guides on [https://nix.dev/ nix.dev] are meant to help getting started with Nix on other Linux distributions. | |||
These primary resources are actively developed, but cannot possibly account for the full spectrum of use cases NixOS supports. The NixOS Wiki is there for users to collect practical guides, configuration examples, and troubleshooting tips. | |||
See [[NixOS_Wiki:History|the history of NixOS wikis]] for background information. | |||
== Who? == | == Who? == | ||
{| class="table" | {| class="table" | ||
!Who? | ! Who? | ||
!Role? | ! Role? | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[User:Makefu|makefu]] | | [[User:Makefu|makefu]] | ||
|Contributor | | Contributor of the NixOS Wiki | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[User:Mic92|mic92]] | | [[User:Mic92|mic92]] | ||
|Nixpkgs maintainer and contributor of the NixOS Wiki | | Nixpkgs maintainer and contributor of the NixOS Wiki | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[User: | | [[User:JulienMalka|JulienMalka]] | ||
| | | Non-critical-infra lead, maintainer of the NixOS wiki. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[User: | | [[User:Sshine|sshine]] | ||
|Wiki | | Contributor to the NixOS Wiki | ||
|- | |- | ||
|You? | | You? | ||
|Contact us | | Contact us! we use the [https://matrix.to/#/#wiki:nixos.org?via=matrix.org #wiki:nixos.org] room on Matrix. | ||
|} | |} | ||
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The [https://nixos.wiki/nixos-logo-small.png NixOS logo] is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. | The [https://nixos.wiki/nixos-logo-small.png NixOS logo] is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. | ||
To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.<ref>[https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-homepage/commit/525ade227e23f2b54975021553eeb3c6b57c04bd commit 525ade227e23f2b54975021553eeb3c6b57c04bd]</ref> | |||
To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA. | |||
== Icons == | == Icons == | ||
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== License == | == License == | ||
Content on the NixOS Wiki is licensed under the [https://github.com/nixos-users/wiki/blob/master/LICENSE MIT License]. For more information, see [[ | Content on the NixOS Wiki is licensed under the [https://github.com/nixos-users/wiki/blob/master/LICENSE MIT License]. For more information, see [[{{ns:Project}}:Copyrights]]. | ||
== References == | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:11, 6 November 2024
What?
The NixOS Wiki is a community-run documentation resource for NixOS users.
NixOS is a Linux distribution based on the Nix package manager and the Nixpkgs software repository. All three are part of the Nix ecosystem.
Why?
Reference documentation in NixOS manual, Nixpkgs manual, Nix manual is maintained with the source code, can be used for looking up technical details, and primarily serves the needs of power users, developers, and contributors. The introductory guides on nix.dev are meant to help getting started with Nix on other Linux distributions.
These primary resources are actively developed, but cannot possibly account for the full spectrum of use cases NixOS supports. The NixOS Wiki is there for users to collect practical guides, configuration examples, and troubleshooting tips.
See the history of NixOS wikis for background information.
Who?
| Who? | Role? |
|---|---|
| makefu | Contributor of the NixOS Wiki |
| mic92 | Nixpkgs maintainer and contributor of the NixOS Wiki |
| JulienMalka | Non-critical-infra lead, maintainer of the NixOS wiki. |
| sshine | Contributor to the NixOS Wiki |
| You? | Contact us! we use the #wiki:nixos.org room on Matrix. |
Logo
The NixOS logo is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.[1]
Icons
Icons are based-off or directly taken from the Breeze Icons project. Adaptations and creations in the style of Breeze and KDE's HIG are released under the same license. See their license for more details about usage rights, it's LGPL with a special mention about what it means for the icons.
License
Content on the NixOS Wiki is licensed under the MIT License. For more information, see NixOS Wiki:Copyrights.