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diff --git a/doc/manual/src/design/design.md b/doc/manual/src/design/design.md index 7d4211764..f5135bc9a 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/design/design.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/design/design.md @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ # Design and Data Model Most of the manual is about how to use Nix. -This chapter is about what Nix actually is. -The hope is that it can serve as a reference for key concepts, and also shed light on why things are the way they are. +This chapter is about the technical principles behind Nix. + +It describes each architectural layer and its components in its own section, starting at the bottom with the store layer, then working its way up to the user-facing components described in the rest of the manual. |