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To: guix-devel@gnu.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000f8340605b2d1b9be" Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2607:f8b0:4864:20::334; envelope-from=aniket112.patil@gmail.com; helo=mail-ot1-x334.google.com X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: No matching host in p0f cache. That's all we know. X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, HTML_MESSAGE=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:41:56 -0400 X-BeenThere: guix-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list 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+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" X-Scanner: scn0 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=GTDAaMqi; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -1.71 X-TUID: fb8vbUmMQicO --000000000000f8340605b2d1b9be Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi all, I am a researcher in the field of AI. Many of the people in the field of AI are inclining towards GNU/Linux operating systems. Particularly I would say they use Ubuntu. In general, they can also use LinuxMint or any other GNU/Linux distro of their choice. What I noticed in these people (researchers) they tend to be more focused on mathematical aspects and scientific programming. If we build a GUI frontend then we can attract more people who don't identify themselves with CLI users. As such there are many people like writers, Graphic Designers, General users, etc. who don't bother about CLI, will love to see such a package manager. And considering the fact GUIX lets rollback to the previous version of the package it will be very helpful in the scientific community, to maintain and work with different versions of packages. For example, the LAMBDA ( consist of TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, NVIDIA Cuda, Ubuntu) stack is very popular in the field of AI. Now if a person with a fresh install of GNU/Linux wants to install the stack and work immediately, through GUI he can search for the recipe of LAMBDA and install it. Not only that if it doesn't exist, but they can also create and share their own recipe with other guix users or to the main server/repo. E.g Linus Torvalds shares the recipe of building a Linux kernel environment. User finds it, installs it, and start working on the development of the Linux kernel immediately. P.S: I don't know whether GUI for Guix exists or not, to my knowledge it doesn't. If I am mistaken please enlighten me on this topic. Regards, Aniket. --000000000000f8340605b2d1b9be Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi all,

I am a researcher in the f= ield of AI. Many of the people in the field of AI are inclining towards GNU= /Linux operating systems. Particularly=C2=A0I would say they use Ubuntu. In= general, they can also use LinuxMint or any other GNU/Linux distro of thei= r choice. What I noticed in these people (researchers) they tend to be more= focused on mathematical aspects and scientific programming. If we build a = GUI frontend then we can attract more people who don't identify themsel= ves with CLI users. As such there are many people like writers, Graphic Des= igners, General users, etc. who don't bother about CLI, will love to se= e such a package manager.=C2=A0 And considering the fact GUIX lets rollback= to the previous version of the package it will be very helpful in the scie= ntific community, to maintain and work with different versions of packages.= =C2=A0

For example, the LAMBDA ( consist of = TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, NVIDIA Cuda, Ubuntu) stack is very popular in t= he field of AI. Now if a person with a fresh install of GNU/Linux wants to = install the stack and work immediately, through GUI he can search for the r= ecipe of LAMBDA and install it. Not only that if it doesn't exist, but = they can also create and share their own recipe with other guix users or to= the main server/repo. E.g Linus Torvalds shares the recipe of building a L= inux kernel environment. User finds it, installs it, and start working on t= he development of the Linux kernel immediately.=C2=A0

<= div>P.S: I don't know whether GUI for Guix exists or not, to my knowled= ge it doesn't. If I am mistaken please enlighten me on this topic.=C2= =A0

Regards,
Aniket.=C2=A0
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