From 0b7666effaee0738cdea56b2e7aecdd4193c41fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nicolas Mattia Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2022 11:26:27 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add motivation paragraph to 'Getting Started' --- README.md | 2 ++ README.tpl.md | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 93a98b7..e463988 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ description](#commands). ### Getting started +Nix is a very powerful tool for building code and setting up environments. `niv` complements it by making it easy to describe and update remote dependencies (URLs, GitHub repos, etc). It is a simple, practical alternative to [Nix flakes](https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes). + This section covers common use cases: * [Bootstrapping a Nix project](#bootstrapping-a-nix-project). diff --git a/README.tpl.md b/README.tpl.md index a9d1f88..72ab6ff 100644 --- a/README.tpl.md +++ b/README.tpl.md @@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ description](#commands). ### Getting started +Nix is a very powerful tool for building code and setting up environments. `niv` complements it by making it easy to describe and update remote dependencies (URLs, GitHub repos, etc). It is a simple, practical alternative to [Nix flakes](https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes). + This section covers common use cases: * [Bootstrapping a Nix project](#bootstrapping-a-nix-project).