@@ -153,3 +153,21 @@ an independent implementation of Urbit using Graal/Truffle on the JVM.
153The Urbit stack (compiler, standard library, kernel, modules, and applications,
153The Urbit stack (compiler, standard library, kernel, modules, and applications,
154but excluding Vere) is about 30,000 lines of Hoon. Urbit is patent-free and MIT
154but excluding Vere) is about 30,000 lines of Hoon. Urbit is patent-free and MIT
159+Azimuth is a general-purpose public-key infrastructure (PKI) on the Ethereum
160+blockchain, used as a decentralized ledger for Urbit identities that we call
161+*points*. Having a point is necessary to use the Urbit network, which makes it
162+important to have a neutral ledger to determine who owns what.
164+Azimuth is not, however, part of the Urbit stack. Azimuth is a parallel system
165+that be used as a generalized identity system for other projects. Azimuth
166+"touches" the Urbit ecosystem when a point is used to boot a virtual computer
167+on the Urbit network for the first time. When that happens, the point considered
168+*linked* to Azimuth and the point’s full powers are available for use. Once a
169+point is linked, it cannot be unlinked.
171+A metaphor might make the relationship between these two systems to understand:
172+Azimuth is the bank vault that stores the deed to your house. The Urbit network
173+is the neighborhood that you live in.