docs(tvix): introduction r/8342

Includes hacky, but workable solution for the pronunciation ‘issue’

Karl comes from: http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=tvɪks&voice=Karl

Co-Authored-By: Florian Klink <flokli@flokli.de>
Change-Id: Iad7788ec7295902fd2159766a664016c7b1e2ae9
Reviewed-on: https://cl.tvl.fyi/c/depot/+/11908
Tested-by: BuildkiteCI
Reviewed-by: flokli <flokli@flokli.de>

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diff --git a/tvix/docs/src/SUMMARY.md b/tvix/docs/src/SUMMARY.md
index 6b3c43035bf7..a912832eb3b7 100644
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+++ b/tvix/docs/src/SUMMARY.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Summary
 
 # Welcome
+* [Introduction](./introduction.md)
+* [Community](./community.md)
 * [Getting Started](./getting-started.md)
 
 # Contributing
diff --git a/tvix/docs/src/community.md b/tvix/docs/src/community.md
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index 000000000000..9ab117c552f3
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@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Community
+
+## Chatroom
+
+Tvix development discussions happen on IRC. We use the [hackint][] IRC network
+where you should be able to join using your favorite client/protocol.
+
+* [IRC][] / [Webchat][]
+* [Matrix][]
+* [XMPP][]
+
+## Mailing list
+
+Discussions on larger architectural problems and thoughts occasionally happen
+on the [TVL Public Inbox][public inbox] mailing list.
+
+[hackint]: https://hackint.org/
+[IRC]: ircs://irc.hackint.org:6697/#tvix-dev
+[Webchat]: https://webirc.hackint.org/#ircs://irc.hackint.org/#tvix-dev
+[Matrix]: matrix:r/tvix-dev:hackint.org?action=join
+[XMPP]: xmpp:#tvix-dev@irc.hackint.org?join
+[depot@tvl.su]: mailto:depot@tvl.su
+[public inbox]: https://inbox.tvl.su/depot/
diff --git a/tvix/docs/src/introduction.md b/tvix/docs/src/introduction.md
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+# Introduction
+
+Tvix  (\[tvɪks\], [🔈][pronunciation]) is a new Rust implementation of the
+components of the [Nix package manager][Nix].
+
+Tvix’s modularity & composability allows recombining its parts in novel ways.
+It also provides library access to Nix data formats and concepts. In the
+long-run, Tvix aims to produce a Nixpkgs-compatible alternative to NixCpp
+with respects to evaluation and building Nix expressions & systems.
+
+Tvix still is in its early stages of development, **you cannot yet use it as a
+Nix replacement**. However, if you willing to roll up your sleeves and pipe
+together some existing functionality, it may already provide most of what is
+needed for your usecase! [Get in touch](./community.md) if you want to 
+collaborate or contribute.
+
+Tvix is developed as a GPLv3-licensed free software project with
+source code available in the [TVL monorepo][].
+
+[Nix]: https://nixos.org
+[TVL]: https://tvl.fyi
+[TVL monorepo]: https://cs.tvl.fyi/depot/-/tree/tvix
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