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To: Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
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Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il> writes:
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> - ncurses installer -- my idea was Debian's installer can be considered ugly,
>   but it does have everything needed to install a system.

Couldn't agree more. Don't know if you are still considering this idea,
but reading your comment and a couple more recent GSoC GuixSD installer
proposals prompted me to write some general thoughts about Guix
installation which you might find interesting:

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.guix.devel/18206

Best - George