From f002d84823a734cc1ab157d7dd087de9f89e80a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Anna=20=E2=80=9CCyberTailor=E2=80=9D?= <cyber@sysrq.in>
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 13:33:27 +0500
Subject: [PATCH] docs: explain why

---
 docs/index.rst | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 23558e0..62a58b5 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -29,3 +29,11 @@ If you need help, or want to talk to the developers, use our chat rooms:
 If you find any bugs, please report them on `Bugzilla`_.
 
 .. _Bugzilla: https://bugs.sysrq.in/enter_bug.cgi?product=Software&component=nimbus
+
+Raison d'être
+-------------
+
+nimble is a great tool for development but it does not get on well with system
+package managers. This project is intended to be used with traditional package
+managers (primarly with Gentoo's Portage). But maybe it'll be useful for other
+purposes too.