From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: myglc2 Subject: Re: Guix vs GuixSD Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2016 10:37:28 -0500 Message-ID: <87lh5v62iv.fsf@gmail.com> References: <87twla6cw0.fsf@gmail.com> <87pov9hehn.fsf@gmail.com> <8737s3sof0.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:47439) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1acaiO-0003Fy-GO for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 10:35:29 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1acaiL-0008SH-9R for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 10:35:28 -0500 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:42017) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1acaiL-0008SC-2L for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 10:35:25 -0500 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1acaiI-0001QY-K5 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 16:35:22 +0100 Received: from c-73-167-118-254.hsd1.ma.comcast.net ([73.167.118.254]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 16:35:22 +0100 Received: from myglc2 by c-73-167-118-254.hsd1.ma.comcast.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 16:35:22 +0100 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: guix-devel@gnu.org ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) writes: > myglc2 skribis: > >> myglc2 writes: (paraphrased) >> >>> I started experimenting with Nix and NixOS 6 weeks ago. 3 weeks ago I >>> switched to guixSD. I found it difficult to determine exactly which >>> parts of the volumminous (and tasty) Guix doc to read. To clarify my >>> thoughts, I made diagrams of Guix and GuixSD. I intended to show the >>> differences between Guix and GuixSD, but frankly, they seemed more >>> alike than not. >> >> + 2.5 weeks ==> another diagram of the Guix-verse. >> >> Comments? Corrections? TIA - George > > Overall I like the diagram! It may help newcomers to have it. > > That said, I don’t know where to put it! It could go on the web site > and/or in the manual (under “Installation”?). In both cases, I’d like > to have concrete ideas (aka. patches ;-)) showing how to do that. Thanks. Happy to submit patches once we have a plan. How about: manual: rework introduction & diagram to be consistent & put it there? web site: a simplified version on the download page?