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Re: What to call Guix
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Alfred M. Szmidt |
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Re: What to call Guix |
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Tue, 16 Dec 2014 04:29:04 -0500 |
I am thinking about the idea of calling Guix "the reference distribution"
of GNU. That term seems inappropriate in two ways:
* It comes from "reference implementation", which means an
implementation intended mainly to be studied when making other
implementations, rather than for real use. Guix is not meant
only to be studied.
* It suggests something that is basic and not at all fancy, whereas
Guix is an innovative experimental approach.
This leads me to think of calling it an "avant-garde distribution".
Perhaps "The GNU Project's avant-garde distribution of GNU/Linux".
This also avoids the undesirable effect of suggesting that other
free distros are rejected.
What do people think?
How about just, "the GNU project's distribution of GNU/Linux"? This
too has the same effect, and also that it isn't "the" GNU system.
I agree with Brandon that "avant-garde" is something that would be
used in passing.
Re: What to call Guix,
Alfred M. Szmidt <=
Re: What to call Guix, Aurélien DESBRIÈRES, 2014/12/16
Re: What to call Guix, Bruno Félix Rezende Ribeiro, 2014/12/17
Re: What to call Guix, Christophe Poncy, 2014/12/16