Mark,

Mark H Weaver wrote:
> I don't doubt that reverting these commits was the right thing 
> to do,
> but it would be good to know _why_ they were reverted.  Can you 
> provide
> a link to a relevant discussion, or else explain it here?

They remove .../var/empty which breaks ssh-daemon.

> In general, when reverting commits, I think it would be useful 
> to
> include an explanation in the commit log.  What do you think?

You're probably asking the wrong person.  I'm all for it.  It's 
not the done thing in Guix, tho'.

Kind regards,

T G-R