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From: Pjotr Prins <pjotr.public12@thebird.nl>
To: myglc2@gmail.com
Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org, sirgazil <lizagris@protonmail.com>
Subject: Re: website: say what Guix is at the very top
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 22:59:50 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20180127215950.GA23160@thebird.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <867es3cgeq.fsf@gmail.com>

On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 01:20:29PM -0500, myglc2@gmail.com wrote:
> PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
> 
> The Guix software environment manager creates user environments that
> are completely and independently specified by users. Guix users are
> never are stuck needing software that a Sysadmin can't, won't, or hasn't
> installed. A Guix user can run multiple, differing environments
> simultaneously and can replicate any environment on any Guix run-time
> platform.  Guix provides system-wide environment management when
> appropriate to the run-time platform.  Creation, modification, and
> upgrade are atomic and roll-back is instantaneous, so Guix users and
> sysadmins are never stuck with a broken user environment or system.
> Guix implements a functional specification of package, user, and system
> configurations using the Scheme language.  Guix complies with the FSF
> Four Essential Freedoms and Free System Distribution Guidelines and
> provides easy and immediate access to the exact source being run.  By
> default, Guix uses pre-built package substitutes from the Guix build
> farm and mirrors but users may build any package, or a complete system,
> from package developer sources.

I like it in principle. It invites people to read further. 

Pj.

  reply	other threads:[~2018-01-27 22:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 40+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-01-17 17:30 website: say what Guix is at the very top Ricardo Wurmus
2018-01-17 18:08 ` Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2018-01-19  8:04   ` Ricardo Wurmus
2018-01-21 17:11     ` Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2018-01-19  6:09 ` George myglc2 Clemmer
2018-01-19  7:42   ` Ricardo Wurmus
2018-01-19 13:32     ` Ludovic Courtès
2018-01-19 20:35       ` myglc2
2018-01-21 14:47       ` Ricardo Wurmus
2018-01-24  5:54         ` myglc2
2018-01-24 14:24           ` Oleg Pykhalov
2018-01-24 14:22         ` Ludovic Courtès
2018-01-26 23:03           ` myglc2
2018-01-27 16:14             ` Ludovic Courtès
2018-01-27 18:20               ` myglc2
2018-01-27 21:59                 ` Pjotr Prins [this message]
2018-01-28 16:24                 ` Ricardo Wurmus
2018-01-29  4:14                   ` myglc2
2018-01-29  7:37                     ` Pjotr Prins
2018-01-29 21:31                       ` Cook, Malcolm
2018-01-29 22:20                         ` Ricardo Wurmus
2018-01-29 22:24                           ` Cook, Malcolm
2018-01-30  1:03                             ` Ricardo Wurmus
2018-01-30 22:17                               ` myglc2
2018-01-30  1:43                             ` George myglc2 Clemmer
2018-01-30  2:56                               ` Ricardo Wurmus
2018-01-30  7:31                           ` Pjotr Prins
2018-01-30  7:46                           ` Pjotr Prins
2018-01-31 16:58                       ` myglc2
2018-01-31 17:27                         ` Pjotr Prins
2018-01-31 18:11                           ` myglc2
2018-01-31 18:13                             ` Pjotr Prins
2018-01-28  0:35               ` Chris Marusich
2018-01-22  7:04 ` Chris Marusich
2018-01-22 16:43   ` myglc2
2018-03-16  7:14     ` Pjotr Prins
2018-01-24 14:19   ` Ludovic Courtès
2018-01-28  0:33     ` Chris Marusich
2018-01-28 21:58       ` Ludovic Courtès
2018-01-29  2:08         ` Chris Marusich

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