From 5515ca30a526dc7e552b79bd43747354f43eeef4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Giacomo Tesio Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 22:36:41 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Let's start with README.md --- README.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..221b337 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Jehanne + +Jehanne is a [simple][simplicity] operating system. + +It is a fork of [Harvey][harvey] (which in turn is a fork of +[Plan 9 from Bell Labs][plan9] merged with [Nix][nix] sources) but +diverges from the design and conventions of its ancestors whenever +they are at odds with its goals. + +For this reason project is named after the famous Franch heretic [Joan of Arc][arc]. + +[simplicity]: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/simplicity/ "What is simplicity?" +[harvey]: http://harvey-os.org "Harvey OS" +[plan9]: https://github.com/brho/plan9 "UC Berkeley release of Plan 9 under the GPLv2" +[nix]: https://github.com/rminnich/nix-os +[arc]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc "Jeanne d'Arc"