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diff --git a/templates/public/about.html b/templates/public/about.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0e0601e8 --- /dev/null +++ b/templates/public/about.html @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +{% extends "base.html" %} +{% block title %}Arch Linux - About{% endblock %} +{% block content %} +<div class="box"> + <h2 class="title">About Arch Linux</h2> + <p> +Arch Linux is an independently developed, i686/x86-64 general purpose GNU/Linux +distribution versatile enough to suit any role. Development focuses on +simplicity, minimalism, and code elegance. Arch is installed as a +minimal base system, configured by the user upon which their own ideal +environment is assembled by installing only what is required or desired +for their unique purposes. GUI configuration utilities are not officially +provided, and most system configuration is performed from the shell by editing +simple text files. Arch strives to stay bleeding edge, and typically offers +the latest stable versions of most software. +</p> +<p> +Arch Linux uses its own Pacman package manager, which couples simple binary +packages with an easy-to-use package build system. This allows users to +easily manage and customize packages ranging from official Arch software to the +user's own personal packages to packages from 3rd party sources. The repository +system also allows users to easily build and maintain their own custom build +scripts, packages, and repositories, encouraging community growth and +contribution. +</p> +<p> +The minimal Arch base package set resides in the streamlined [core] repository. +In addition, the official [extra], [community], and [testing] repositories +provide several thousand high-quality, packages to meet your software demands. +Arch also offers an [unsupported] section in the Arch Linux User Repository +(AUR), which contains over 9,000 build scripts, for compiling installable +packages from source using the Arch Linux makepkg application. +</p> +<p> +Arch Linux uses a "rolling release" system which allows one-time installation +and perpetual software upgrades. It is not generally necessary to reinstall +or upgrade your Arch Linux system from one "version" to the next. +By issuing one command, an Arch system is kept up-to-date and on the bleeding +edge. +</p> +<p> +Arch strives to keep its packages as close to the original upstream software as +possible. Patches are applied only when necessary to ensure an application +compiles and runs correctly with the other packages installed on an up-to-date +Arch system. +</p> +<p> +To summarize: Arch Linux is a versatile, and simple distribution designed to +fit the needs of the competent Linux® user. It is both powerful and easy +to manage, making it an ideal distro for servers and workstations. Take it in +any direction you like. If you share this vision of what a GNU/Linux +distribution should be, then you are welcomed and encouraged to use it freely, +get involved, and contribute to the community. Welcome to Arch! +</p> +</div> +<br /><br /> +{% endblock %} + |