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title = "Ouroboros"
linkTitle = "Ouroboros"
-
+++
{{< blocks/cover title="Ouroboros" image_anchor="top" color="primary" >}}
<div class="mx-auto">
- <a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary mr-3 mb-4" href="{{< relref "/docs" >}}">
- Learn More <i class="fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-right ml-2"></i>
- </a>
- <a class="btn btn-lg btn-secondary mr-3 mb-4" href="https://ouroboros.rocks/cgit/ouroboros">
- Download <i class="fab fa-git ml-2 "></i>
- </a>
- <p class="lead mt-5">Decentralized packet networking rebuilt
- from the ground up</p>
- <div class="mx-auto mt-5">
- {{< blocks/link-down color="info" >}}
- </div>
+ <a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary mr-3 mb-4"
+ href="{{< relref "/docs/Overview" >}}">
+ Learn More <i class="fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-right ml-2"></i>
+ </a>
+ <a class="btn btn-lg btn-secondary mr-3 mb-4"
+ href="https://ouroboros.rocks/cgit/ouroboros">
+ Download <i class="fab fa-git ml-2 "></i>
+ </a>
+ <p class="lead mt-5">
+ Decentralized packet networking rebuilt from the ground up
+ </p>
+ <div class="mx-auto mt-5">
+ {{< blocks/link-down color="info">}}
+ </div>
</div>
{{< /blocks/cover >}}
-
- {{% blocks/lead color="secondary" %}}
-
- Ouroboros is a <b>peer-to-peer transport network</b> built on a new
- <b>recursive network paradigm</b> according to a <b>UNIX design
- philosphy</b>. The aim is to provide a <b>secure and private
- networking</b> experience and to provide a simple API for writing
- distributed software and networked application libraries. Ouroboros
- provides a very compact API for both <b>unicast and multicast</b>
- communications. All protocols carry <b>minimal header
- information</b>, with easy-to-enable <b>encryption</b>.
-
- {{% /blocks/lead %}}
+{{% blocks/lead color="secondary" %}}
+Ouroboros is a <b>peer-to-peer transport network</b> built on a new
+<b>recursive network paradigm</b> according to a <b>UNIX design
+philosphy</b>. The aim is to provide a <b>secure and private
+networking</b> experience and to provide a simple API for writing
+distributed software and networked application
+libraries. Ouroboros provides a very compact API for
+both <b>unicast and multicast</b> communications. All protocols
+carry <b>minimal header information</b>, with
+easy-to-enable <b>encryption</b>.
+{{% /blocks/lead %}}
diff --git a/content/en/docs/Overview/_index.md b/content/en/docs/Overview/_index.md
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@@ -33,12 +33,15 @@ 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,
- and they forward packets among each other. The daemons also implement
- a Distributed Hash Table, so the network has its own internal
- name-to-address resolution.
-
-The best place to start understanding a bit what this does and how it
-differs from other packet networks is to have a quick look at the
-[flow allocation](/docs/concepts/fa/) and [data
+can be connected to each other. Each one has an address, and they
+forward packets among each other. The daemons also implement a
+Distributed Hash Table, so the network has its own internal
+name-to-address resolution.
+
+The best place to start understanding a bit what Ouroboros aims to do
+and how it differs from other packet networks is to first watch this
+presentation at [FOSDEM 2018](https://archive.fosdem.org/2018/schedule/event/ipc/), and have a
+quick read of the [flow allocation](/docs/concepts/fa/) and [data
path](/docs/concepts/datapath/) sections.
+
+{{< youtube 6fH23l45984 >}}