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~~== What? ==~~

The official NixOS Wiki is a community-run documentation resource written by and for [[Nix ecosystem|Nix]] users. Any user of the ecosystem that [[Special:CreateAccount|registers]] for an account on the website can edit articles and create new ones, following a set of [[NixOS Wiki:Manual of Style|guidelines]].

~~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.

~~[[NixOS]] is a Linux distribution based on the [[Nix]] package manager and the [[Nixpkgs]] software repository. All three are part of the [[Nix ecosystem]].~~

== The wiki vs. reference documentation ==

== ~~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.

These primary resources are actively developed, but cannot possibly account for the full spectrum of use cases that Nix and NixOS support. 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?~~ ==

== Contributors ==

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== 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 [[{{ns:Project}}:Copyrights]].

Content on the NixOS Wiki is licensed under the [https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-wiki-infra/blob/main/LICENSE.md MIT License]. For more information, see [[{{ns:Project}}:Copyrights]].

~~== References ==~~

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-== What? ==
+The official NixOS Wiki is a community-run documentation resource written by and for [[Nix ecosystem|Nix]] users. Any user of the ecosystem that [[Special:CreateAccount|registers]] for an account on the website can edit articles and create new ones, following a set of [[NixOS Wiki:Manual of Style|guidelines]].
-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.
-[[NixOS]] is a Linux distribution based on the [[Nix]] package manager and the [[Nixpkgs]] software repository. All three are part of the [[Nix ecosystem]].
+== The wiki vs. reference documentation ==
-== 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.
+These primary resources are actively developed, but cannot possibly account for the full spectrum of use cases that Nix and NixOS support. 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.
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 == 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 [[{{ns:Project}}:Copyrights]].
+Content on the NixOS Wiki is licensed under the [https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-wiki-infra/blob/main/LICENSE.md MIT License]. For more information, see [[{{ns:Project}}:Copyrights]].
-== References ==
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