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What to call Guix
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Richard Stallman |
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What to call Guix |
Date: |
Tue, 16 Dec 2014 00:20:32 -0500 |
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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?
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- What to call Guix,
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