Not a bad idea. There is still a need for general content for guix. I'd
think it fits as a blog post.
On Tue, Feb 11, 2020, 02:46 Pierre Neidhardt wrote:
> Friendly ping!
>
> What do you people think of posting this article on
> https://guix.gnu.org?
> Either as a blog post or as a dedicated
Friendly ping!
What do you people think of posting this article on
https://guix.gnu.org?
Either as a blog post or as a dedicated page?
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Hi Pierre
Thanks for the thought.
i'll leave it up to you.
Sherab
On 22/01/2020 17:35, Pierre Neidhardt wrote:
> I've published the article on my website in the meantime:
>
> https://ambrevar.xyz/guix-matters/index.html
>
> Sherab, ndre, let me know if you want to be included in the "Special
>
Hi ndre,
Thanks, those are great suggestions! Some comments below:
> "Applications are /written/ in programming languages, which are specialized
> human
> languages made up to give instructions to computers. As such, they are
> usually a
> subset of English language with a special syntax
Hello,
ter 14 jan 2020 às 12:23:37 (1579015417), m...@ambrevar.xyz enviou:
> I just wrote a short draft which hopefully should explain in layman
> terms why Guix matters.
>
> I tried to keep short (< 1000 words) and to stick to non-technical vocabulary.
>
> Let me know what you think!
Nice
Having worked with Guix for number of days with some issues - some of my own
makings
I cannot see how i can say to my grandmother install guix.
for the simplest reason that i found it very hard to find the software that i
needed plus the software i needed if it was not on the guix store/farm
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On Wednesday, 15 January 2020 18:44, sirgazil wrote:
> Hi, Pierre
>
> On Wed, 15 Jan 2020 03:59:00 -0500 Pierre Neidhardt m...@ambrevar.xyz
> wrote
>
> > Thank you all for the reviews and the kind feedback!
>
> >
>
> > It seems that the draft was met
Hi, Pierre
On Wed, 15 Jan 2020 03:59:00 -0500 Pierre Neidhardt
wrote
> Thank you all for the reviews and the kind feedback!
>
> It seems that the draft was met with success for now.
> So what about including it on Guix' website, maybe with a big link to it
> on the front page?
> I just wrote a short draft which hopefully should explain in layman
> terms why Guix matters.
>
> I tried to keep short (< 1000 words) and to stick to non-technical
> vocabulary.
>
> Let me know what you think!
Reads well to me, but that could be because I already understand the
content of the
It is purist, and that's hard for a general audience. To CS and math
people, this is exactly the way to go. The start is stronger. Some of
Ken Thompson's more worrying work should be included to convey our
intuitive fear of this to the layperson. The second link may not be all
that
> I just wrote a short draft which hopefully should explain in layman
> terms why Guix matters.
It's very nice, thanks for your work. I think I'll share it with friends to make
them get Guix a bit better.
On Tue, 14 Jan 2020, Pierre Neidhardt wrote:
Thanks, glad you liked it!
I'd be happy to get feedback from your presentation!
It's not until March 26th (it's part of a series of lunchtime
discussions), but I'm happy to write a summary and report back.
Best,
Jack
Thanks, glad you liked it!
I'd be happy to get feedback from your presentation!
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On Tue, 14 Jan 2020, Pierre Neidhardt wrote:
I just wrote a short draft which hopefully should explain in layman
terms why Guix matters.
I tried to keep short (< 1000 words) and to stick to non-technical vocabulary.
Let me know what you think!
On my initial reading, I think it's great,
I just wrote a short draft which hopefully should explain in layman
terms why Guix matters.
I tried to keep short (< 1000 words) and to stick to non-technical vocabulary.
Let me know what you think!
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Hi Sherab,
>> On Wed, 8 Jan 2020 at 23:14, wrote:
>>
>>> For what it’s worth, I presume I’m the person you are probably thinking
>>> about.
Well, to be honest I was intending to write something reaching out to an
even broader audience, i.e. people who don't know how to install an OS.
Simon is
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On Thu, Jan 9, 2020 at 12:35, zimoun wrote:
> Hi Sherab,
>
> First, you only sent the email to me. Was it your intention? If yes,
> your words should interest the list too. If no, please re-send your
> words to the list or can I
Pierre Neidhardt writes:
> I've been asked multiple times to present this project I work on:
> Guix! :)
> And I found it quite difficult to explain the main perks of Guix to
> people not well versed in computer science.
Ideally, the web site should answer the question of what Guix is in a
way
Hi Pierre,
On Thu, 2 Jan 2020 at 11:04, Pierre Neidhardt wrote:
> So I was wondering: do we have an article that introduces Guix for the
> general public? It could be quite useful I believe.
AFAIK, nothing dedicated.
Browse the folders doc/ and talks/ in
Hi!
I've been asked multiple times to present this project I work on:
Guix! :)
And I found it quite difficult to explain the main perks of Guix to
people not well versed in computer science.
So I was wondering: do we have an article that introduces Guix for the
general public? It could be quite
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