From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Taylan Ulrich Bayirli/Kammer Subject: Re: Guix and The OS name? Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 23:29:02 +0300 Message-ID: <878uoeb0q9.fsf@taylan.uni.cx> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:51599) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1X1iCd-00030H-1P for guix-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:29:31 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1X1iCY-0004Ce-8R for guix-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:29:26 -0400 Received: from mail-wi0-x22f.google.com ([2a00:1450:400c:c05::22f]:41000) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1X1iCY-0004CD-1U for guix-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:29:22 -0400 Received: by mail-wi0-f175.google.com with SMTP id r20so6715470wiv.8 for ; Mon, 30 Jun 2014 13:29:20 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: (Adam Pribyl's message of "Mon, 30 Jun 2014 22:02:36 +0200 (CEST)") 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-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Adam Pribyl Cc: guix-devel Adam Pribyl writes: > I have a bit hard time to explain to other people whereas the Guix is > only a package manager or the name for complete OS and I have to > confess myself it is not really clear to me too. > > This logo > http://www.gnu.org/software/guix/graphics/guix-logo.small.png > says Guix The GNU System, however the text states mostly this is a GNU > system with Guix, on the other side, the News also points to the GNU > dmd release on Guix front page too, so it is not only about guix. > > What is then the official naming strategy. Is this all going to be > named "GNU system" and guix is going to be only a part of it? Or is it > that Guix itself is the GNU system...? > > "Marketing" only a "GNU system" name is going to be bit hard, if I > would be asked I would vote for some more unique name like > GuixOS.. whatever. Or do I miss the point completely? > > > Adam Pribyl Guix is simply both the name of the package manager and the OS. They are unlikely to ever get separated so it should be fine, though I also think it's sub-optimal and it would be neat being able to distinguish the two; the OS also includes stuff like dmd as you say. Taylan