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diff --git a/content/en/docs/Overview/_index.md b/content/en/docs/Overview/_index.md index b7c7036..33f6333 100644 --- a/content/en/docs/Overview/_index.md +++ b/content/en/docs/Overview/_index.md @@ -12,17 +12,25 @@ Under construction. {{% /pageinfo %}} Ouroboros is a (prototype) **distributed system** for packet network -communications. It consists of a C **library** that allows you to -write ouroboros-native programs and a bunch of **daemons** that allow -you to easily create your own (overlay) networks using ordinary PC -hardware (Linux, FreeBSD or MacOS X). +communications. It consists of a C **library** that allows you +to write ouroboros-native programs and the subsystem that consists of +a bunch of **daemons** that allow you to easily create your own +(overlay) networks using ordinary PC hardware (Linux, FreeBSD or MacOS +X). The **Ouroboros library** implements the **application API** (the Ouroboros alternative to POSIX sockets) and the **management API** -(the Ouroboros alternative to things like netlink sockets). All -**end-to-end transport functions** are implemented in the application -library, such as **reliability** (packet ordering, retransmission logic -etc) and transport **encryption**. +(the Ouroboros alternative to things like netlink sockets). + +{{<figure width="60%" src="/docs/overview/intro.jpg">}} + +From an application perspective, all that's needed is to link your +application with Ouroboros and you can use the Ouroboros networking +primitives. + +All **end-to-end transport functions** are implemented in the +application library, such as **reliability** (packet ordering, +retransmission logic etc) and transport **encryption**. The Ouroboros daemons can be thought of as **software routers** that can be connected to each other. Each one has an address, |