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envelope-from=bone.baboon@disroot.org; helo=knopi.disroot.org 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, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-guix@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yhetil.org; s=key1; t=1619030575; h=from:from:sender:sender:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date: message-id:message-id:to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-type:content-type:list-id:list-help:list-unsubscribe: list-subscribe:list-post:dkim-signature; bh=gJ1hUUpgnA3tkS8UVnHfhnxJOIaFv3CaZwqOrSvX+zA=; b=u4GId+iPjS0vXI07QJ76zT/2MzqKFujVr9lNmfuilWzi1D363DxdJwDgNjLWQsC75qvLCq vrA8UxQPLKI1z1t0lnjulzpKlCwMUw7twGg/8xzxSdQ1i++CNPIkqhL+MB3U5PJJ6Mef/z 5JzcPmY8zt/+fBPuW1TBn5ONomYdj/ttDwT8tWKokErcjR/F3cApNDPvu0WJy0x1o8BPMV +wn0thrROLmhxwY6QxUycTHNpE0iwhv+wAV5cLfCUYhzMGYOtMMFKpKAjIy0FJQo3LU8EG vzCIAGqtHq2n+3lFGQCchBiryOrY9eu7zYnfa0gYieyIWz0npAqJajNUNdAouA== ARC-Seal: i=1; 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I was prepared for the issue of WiFi device compatibility. However I was surprised by GPU compatibility. I think it would be helpful to have a warning about GPU compatibility. This would help someone who is looking at buying a computer by bringing GPU compatibility to their attention. I found the WiFi device warning with specific hardware that is known to work very helpful. Maybe an equivalent could be done for GPUs with compatible GPUs something like: * desktop good enough for Xorg server and Wayland window manager * laptop good enough for Xorg server and Wayland window manager * desktop very good GPU * laptop very good GPU Or maybe it just refers to h-node. I appreciate that this extra warning may discourage some people from trying Guix. I think it would still be good to warn people about potential problems so that they are not surprised.