diff --git a/developer/system/template-manager.md b/developer/system/template-manager.md index 506f6231..98b56a8c 100644 --- a/developer/system/template-manager.md +++ b/developer/system/template-manager.md @@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ permalink: /doc/template-manager/ # Template Manager -This document discusses the designs and technical details of `qvm-template`, a template manager application proposed in the 2020 Google Summer of Code program. +This document discusses the designs and technical details of `qvm-template`, the template manager application in Qubes OS. The goals of the project is to design a new mechanism for TemplateVM distribution and a unified tool for template management. ## Motivation +This project was originally proposed in the 2020 Google Summer of Code program. + Previously, TemplateVMs were distributed by RPM packages and managed by `yum`/`dnf`. However, tracking inherently dynamic VM images with a package manager suited for static files creates some challenges. For example, users may accidentally update the images, overriding local changes ([#996], [#1647]).