From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bengt Richter Subject: Re: GNU Guix 1.1.0 released Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 07:35:04 +0200 Message-ID: <20200417053504.GA2506@LionPure> References: <87pnc8sxbj.fsf@gnu.org> <06134d84-8b35-159f-2ad2-93c20995c58e@fastmail.net> Reply-To: Bengt Richter Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:56310) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jPJf5-0001PD-3a for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 17 Apr 2020 01:35:36 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1jPJf3-0003H6-Ic for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 17 Apr 2020 01:35:34 -0400 Received: from imta-37.everyone.net ([216.200.145.37]:46946 helo=imta-38.everyone.net) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1jPJf3-0003Ek-Ae for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 17 Apr 2020 01:35:33 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <06134d84-8b35-159f-2ad2-93c20995c58e@fastmail.net> 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-mx.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: Konrad Hinsen Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org Hi Konrad, On +2020-04-16 14:27:39 +0200, Konrad Hinsen wrote: > On 15/04/2020 15:17, Ludovic Court=C3=A8s wrote: > > We are pleased to announce the release of GNU Guix 1.1.0. >=20 > The news has made it to a widely read IT news site in Germany (which I > didn't expect): >=20 >=20 > https://www.heise.de/developer/meldung/Linux-GNU-Guix-1-1-ist-auf-dem-W= eg-zu-minimalistischem-Bootstrapping-4703451.html > That's a really nice site, but I couldn't find an english version. (IIRC, there used to be one that I would read a lot, but that was quite s= ome time ago). The article was detailed and illustrated with many links -- kudos to the = author. In contrast, my favorite place for linux news just did a quote with a lin= k: https://lwn.net/Articles/817597/ (But it's early yet, we'll see). >=20 > Thanks to all who made this happen! > Indeed! However, the significance of what's happening isn't registering with some readers (not limited to heise.de readers, or German), judging from these comments to the article: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- GNU Guix ist ein funktionaler Paketmanager OK, mich w=C3=BCrde jetzt mal ein Paketmanager interessieren, der nichtfu= nktional ist?! Kann der Artikelautor ein konkretes Beispiel nennen? --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- If by "nichtfunktional" he really means concrete programming source synt= ax, I will confess to some sympathy, as when trying to grok a really gnarly g= exp :) But then to syntax preferences no end there is ;) --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- Ich setze das Original ein: NixOS NixOS hat das Konzept der funktionalen Beschreibung eines (Linux-)Systems meines Wissens das erste Mal praktisch einsetzbar umgeset= zt. Guix SD ist aus meiner Sicht einfach nur ein Klon. Mir ist das Original l= ieber. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- I am not familiar with NixOS, but I have the impression (CMIAW) that guix goes *much* further beyond any NixOS origins than that commenter believes. Anyway, guix is cool :) https://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/de-en/ (Nice dictionary to help my creaky German ;-) >=20 > Cheers, >=20 > =C2=A0 Konrad >=20 >=20 --=20 Regards, Bengt Richter