diff --git a/src/user/introduction.rst b/src/user/introduction.rst index 9686570eff..d688ca3f4d 100644 --- a/src/user/introduction.rst +++ b/src/user/introduction.rst @@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ A brief introduction What is conda-forge? -------------------- -Conda-forge is a community effort that provides conda packages for a wide range of software. +Conda-forge is a GitHub organization containing a collection of recipes, build infrastructure and distributions for the conda package manager. -**Missing a package that you would love to install with conda?** - Chances are we have already packaged it for you! +Modern applications use a large number of libraries. Since the pace of development is expediting, traditional platform package vendors fall short in keeping up with it. + +Conda-forge is the one stop shop for all the packages you may care about. -You can `search `__ for packages online. Look out for packages provided by our ``conda-forge`` organization. +**Missing a package that you would love to install with conda?** - Chances are we have already packaged it for you! -**Cannot find a package or only outdated versions of a package?** - Everybody is welcome to contribute to our package stack! Please refer to :ref:`becoming_involved`, for an overview on how to start contributing. Why conda-forge?