git.iko.soy/urbit.org
on master help sign in
language updates
commitb6252c514d4d3697c5ce522b1b8dd96366eac416 authorRobert <robert@Roberts-MacBook-Pro.local> dateWed 9 Oct 2019, 09:33 (7 years ago) parent4fc286f
2 files changed+5−5
compare with master
unifiedsplit
_index.md+3−3 azimuth/azimuth.md+2−2
_index.md+3−3
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ Welcome to the documentation for the Urbit project, including the Azimuth identi
66
77## Getting Started
88
9−The following three guides can get you started.
9+The following three guides will help get you started on Urbit.
1010
1111### [Install Urbit](/install)
1212
13−Urbit isn't ready for serious use yet, but it's available to try out. If you have an Azimuth point, you can follow this step-by-step guide to get your point's _keyfile_, which you need to boot your ship. Then you can install Urbit and join the community.
13+Urbit isn't ready for serious use yet, but it's available to try out. If you have an Urbit identity, you can follow this step-by-step guide to get your point's _keyfile_, which you need to boot your ship. Then you can install Urbit and join the community.
1414
1515### [Operator's Manual](/operations)
1616
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ The documentation proper is contained on the sidebar of this page. It's meant fo
2626
2727- [Arvo](../arvo) is the Urbit operating system. If you're interested in finding out about the architecture of the system, check out this section.
2828
29−- [Azimuth](../arvo) is the Urbit identity layer. To use Urbit, you need an Azimuth identity.
29+- [Azimuth](../arvo) is the Urbit identity layer. To use Urbit, you need an identity that is secured by Azimuth.
3030
3131- [Hoon](../hoon) is the functional programming language used to build Urbit. This section contains tutorials that will help you build proficiency in the language.
3232
azimuth/azimuth.md+2−2
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ template = "doc.html"
55aliases = ["/docs/learn/azimuth"]
66+++
77
8−Azimuth is a general-purpose public-key infrastructure (PKI) on the Ethereum blockchain, used as a decentralized ledger for Urbit identities that we call **points**. Having a point is necessary to use the Urbit network, which makes it important to have a neutral ledger to determine who owns what.
8+Azimuth is a general-purpose public-key infrastructure (PKI) on the Ethereum blockchain, used as a decentralized ledger for Urbit identities that we call **Urbit identities**. Having an identity is necessary to use the Urbit network, which makes it important to have a neutral ledger to determine who owns what.
99
10−Azimuth is not, however, part of the Arvo stack. Azimuth is a parallel system that be used as a generalized identity system for other projects. Azimuth "touches" the Urbit ecosystem when a point is used to boot a virtual computer on the Urbit network for the first time. When that happens, the point considered **linked** to Azimuth and the point’s full powers are available for use. Once a point is linked, it cannot be unlinked.
10+Azimuth is not, however, part of the Arvo stack. Azimuth is a parallel system that be used as a generalized identity system for other projects. Azimuth "touches" the Urbit ecosystem when an identity is used to boot a virtual computer on the Urbit network for the first time. When that happens, the identity considered **linked** to Azimuth and the identity’s full powers are available for use. Once a identity is linked, it cannot be unlinked.
1111
1212A metaphor might make the relationship between these two systems easier to understand: Azimuth is the bank vault that stores the deed to your house. The Urbit network is the neighborhood that you live in.