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From: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
Subject: Re: GNU Guix & GuixSD 0.16.0 released
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2018 11:06:07 +0100
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To: Giovanni Biscuolo <g@xelera.eu>
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Hi Giovanni,

> does this mean that "guix system" is capable of
> instantiating/reconfiguring an operating-system declaration (services
> included) even outside GuixSD?

=E2=80=9Cguix system init=E2=80=9D is what I used to transform foreign dist=
ros into
GuixSD.  It does not need to be run on a GuixSD installer system.

> do we need a FAQ on https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/, the first may be
> "What is the difference between GuixSD and Guix"?

I=E2=80=99d prefer not to strengthen the distinction at all (which would be=
 a
side-effect of documenting it) and rather smoothen the bump between the
=E2=80=9Cfull Guix system=E2=80=9D and just =E2=80=9CGuix on a foreign dist=
ro=E2=80=9D.

=E2=80=9Cguix system vm=E2=80=9D breaks the distinction: it is a full Guix =
system but
built on top of a foreign distro.  Using the term =E2=80=9CGuix system=E2=
=80=9D is
clearer for all but one case where the =E2=80=9Cguix system=E2=80=9D comman=
ds are used.

--
Ricardo