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= Introduction = Introduction
Liminix is a Nix-based collection of software tailored for domestic wifi == What is Liminix?
router or IoT device devices, of the kind that OpenWrt or DD-WRT or
Gargoyle or Tomato run on.
This is not NixOS-on-your-router: it's aimed at devices that are Liminix is a Nix-based collection of software tailored for domestic
underpowered for the full NixOS experience. It uses busybox tools, musl wifi router or IoT devices, of the kind that OpenWrt or DD-WRT
instead of GNU libc, and s6-rc instead of systemd. or Gargoyle or Tomato run on. It's not NixOS on your router: we target
devices that are underpowered for the full NixOS experience. It uses
busybox tools, musl instead of GNU libc, and s6-rc instead of systemd.
The Liminix name comes from Liminis, in Latin the genitive declension of The Liminix name comes from Liminis, in Latin the genitive declension of
"limen", or "of the threshold". Your router stands at the threshold of "limen", or "of the threshold". Your router stands at the threshold of
your (online) home and everything you send to/receive from the outside your (online) home and everything you send to/receive from the outside
word goes across it. word goes across it.
== Find out more == Where to find out more
=== The Manual === The Manual
You are reading it now, and it is available from wherever place you You are reading it now, and it is available from wherever you
are reading it :-) but its canonical location is are reading it :-) but its canonical location is
https://www.liminix.org/doc/ https://www.liminix.org/doc/
=== Source code === Source code
Liminix source code is hosted at https://gti.telent.net/dan/liminix, Liminix source code is held in git, and hosted at
with a mirror at https://github.com/telent/liminix. You can clone from https://gti.telent.net/dan/liminix, with a mirror at
either of those repos. For more on this, see <<_contributing>>. https://github.com/telent/liminix. You can clone from either of those
repos. For more on this, see <<_contributing>>.
=== IRC === IRC
There is an IRC channel #liminix registered on the OFTC network, which There is an IRC channel https://webchat.oftc.net/?nick=&channels=#liminix[#liminix] registered on the https://www.oftc.net/[OFTC] network, which
is a good place to ask if you want a quick answer about how to use is a good place to ask if you want a quick answer about how to use
Liminix or are looking at a new port. Be mindful that other Liminix or are looking at a new port. Be mindful that other
participants may be in different timezones than your own, so do not participants may be in different timezones than your own, so do not
expect an immediate answer. expect an immediate answer.
=== Mailing lists === Mailing lists