From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Pjotr Prins Subject: Re: website: say what Guix is at the very top Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 22:59:50 +0100 Message-ID: <20180127215950.GA23160@thebird.nl> References: <87inc0gzoz.fsf@elephly.net> <863732wf9z.fsf@gmail.com> <87efmm70re.fsf@elephly.net> <87r2qm3rfv.fsf@gnu.org> <87r2qj1d6o.fsf@elephly.net> <87a7x31gm6.fsf@gnu.org> <86372sdxz0.fsf@gmail.com> <87h8r71dp9.fsf@gnu.org> <867es3cgeq.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:44383) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1efYZF-0005iw-1t for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 27 Jan 2018 17:03:22 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1efYZB-0003cW-5N for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 27 Jan 2018 17:03:21 -0500 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <867es3cgeq.fsf@gmail.com> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: myglc2@gmail.com Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org, sirgazil 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.