project-nomad/admin/docs/about.md
Chris Sherwood b9dd32be25 docs: update documentation for recent features and hardware page
- Add hardware guide link (projectnomad.us/hardware) to README, FAQ, and About page
- Add Apache 2.0 license section to README and About page
- Add Early Access Channel FAQ and Getting Started mention
- Add GPU passthrough warning troubleshooting entry to FAQ
- Add Knowledge Base document deletion to FAQ and Getting Started

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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About Project N.O.M.A.D.

Project N.O.M.A.D. (Node for Offline Media, Archives, and Data; "Nomad" for short) is a project started in 2025 by Chris Sherwood of Crosstalk Solutions, LLC. The goal of the project is not to create just another utility for storing offline resources, but rather to allow users to run their own ultimate "survival computer".

While many similar offline survival computers are designed to be run on bare-minimum, lightweight hardware, Project N.O.M.A.D. is quite the opposite. To install and run the available AI tools, we highly encourage the use of a beefy, GPU-backed device to make the most of your install. See the Hardware Guide for detailed build recommendations at three price points.

Since its initial release, NOMAD has grown to include built-in AI chat with a Knowledge Base for document-aware responses, a System Benchmark with a community leaderboard, curated content collections with tiered options, and an Easy Setup Wizard to get new users up and running quickly.

Project N.O.M.A.D. is open source, released under the Apache License 2.0.