Documentation

Start with what you need.

Read the overview first, or go directly to the technical references. TacidOS is still in development, so the roadmap distinguishes implemented work from planned work.

Understand TacidOS

A short path from the product idea to the system behind it.

How it worksFollow a request from plain language to an inspected, policy-checked system change.Security modelRead the trust boundaries, hard invariants, and threat model.ArchitectureExplore processes, protocols, storage, updates, and the machine definition.

Follow the project

Current status, settled decisions, and the work still ahead.

RoadmapSee each development phase and the acceptance criteria for a release.Decision recordsRead why technical and project choices were made.ManifestoThe principles that explain why this distribution exists.

Build and contribute

Resources for collaborators and people evaluating the implementation.

Developer portalProtocols, crates, process boundaries, and extension points.Development setupFor collaborators: run the development environment and recorded command-line flow.ISO and USB boot stickBuild an image and write it on Windows, macOS or Linux. Public downloads and hardware validation remain pending.Workstation preparationRadeon display, NVIDIA compute, Windows virtualization and pending hardware checks.ContributingContribution requirements, workflow, and project conventions.

Project and community

How the project is run, presented, and kept welcoming.

GovernanceMaintainer responsibilities, decision-making, releases, and funding.Design systemThe shared visual tokens and interface rules.NamingProduct naming, pronunciation, binaries, and trademark policy.