Re: Brain storming cool Guix features

[<znavko@tutanota.com>]

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Hello! As topic is started, I suggest this to a roadmap http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/tree/ROADMAP <http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/tree/ROADMAP> :

znavko`s  roadmap suggestions:
- total guix architecture guide (not only descriptions of cases ‘environment’, ‘system’, ‘package’ and its options) with pictures,
- interface for searching for substitute servers or a list of available servers
- searching interface for packages substitution (server url, system type, package version), how you can find server where package you need is compiled
- feature for getting source config.scm used in `guix system configure` (for beginners when deleted or modified to unworkable)
- count estimative compilation time for every package in different system configurations and display it  for user system configuration when run `guix package -u` or `guix package -i name`
- promotional video with infographics why to choose Guix and GuixSD

Also this:
- wiki with operating system configurations (starting from a subject, but not from existing options): system packages, services configurations with examples and full list of variables even where to paste it,
- Guile and Scheme for Beginners book.

Jan 4, 2019, 12:11 PM by jbranso@dismail.de:

>
> I had some cool ideas/features for things that GuixSD could potentially
> add, and I wanted to share.  Are any of these possible?
>
> #+BEGIN_SRC scheme
> (operating system
>  (keymap  "dvorak")
>  ...)
> #+END_SRC
>
> The above would make the bootloader, console, X, and wayland all use the
> dvorak layout.  That would be a nice feature!  I currently use "dvorak",
> and it's slightly annoying that grub uses qwerty.  :(
>
> #+BEGIN_SRC
> (user-account
>  (name "joshua")
>  (default-font "font-hack"))
> #+END_SRC
>
> The above would set a default font for the user joshua.
>
>
> How about a hook that stores the user's profile of packages in a
> manifest file after every package transaction (upgrade or downgrade)?
>
> #+BEGIN_SRC
> (user-account
>  (name "joshua")
>  (updates-in-manifest #t)
>  (manifest-file "/etc/manifest.scm"))
> #+END_SRC
>
> How about automatic updates?  Since a guixSD user can always downgrade
> to the previous version, it would be nice if it would automatically
> update my user profile, root profile and reconfigure say once a week.
>
> #+BEGIN_SRC scheme
> (operating system
>  (auto-upgrade #t)
>  (auto-upgrade-interval 'once-a-week)
>  ...)
> #+END_SRC
>
> --
> Joshua Branson
> Sent from Emacs and Gnus
>


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