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Tom=C3=A1=C5=A1 =C4=8Cech <sleep_walker@gnu.org> skribis:

> On Sat, May 09, 2015 at 01:21:27AM -0400, Mark H Weaver wrote:
>>ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=C3=A8s) writes:
>>
>>> I think for 0.8.2 I will actually bump the requirement to Guile 2.0.7 or
>>> 2.0.9 (the latter is what Debian 8 has.)  People on older systems will
>>> still be able to install Guix using the binary tarball.
>>>
>>> What do people think?
>>
>>Sounds good to me.  The binary tarball should probably be the preferred
>>method for installing on top of other distros anyway.
>
> Why?

I think Mark was referring to users of distros that do not have a Guix
package.  Of course when a distro has a Guix package, that=E2=80=99s the
preferred and most convenient way.

Ludo=E2=80=99.