Hi, On Thu, 26 Nov 2020 at 19:07, Phil <p...@beadling.co.uk> wrote:
> The important point is that the patch is vetted by the members of > guix-patc...@gnu.org mail list. And I assume packages which appear > inappropriate for whatever reason are not accepted by members of this > list? Anyone can subscribe to guix-patches and discuss the patches. Give a look at: <http://issues.guix.gnu.org/> However, a set of restricted people have commit access and so push code which is compliant with the GNU standards. > As a workaround it would seem perfectly possible to host a private Guix > channel with a subset of packages on that have been internally vetted, > but it would be more in the spirit of Guix to contribute and use the > official package repo. Yes, custom Channels [1] is the way to deliver variants. Well, it is up to the channel maintainer to set the rules of the very channel; for instance, provide or not non-free software. Therefore, the Wild West could happen to some custom Channels. 1: <https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/guix.html#Channels> All the best, simon
