Re: Ensuring we don't break user systems

[Christopher Baines]

Dan Partelly <address@hidden> writes:

> I pointed this out 4-5 weeks ago when trying GuixSD, on this very list. 
> Thanks for reaffirming  the idea In all honesty the current model is very 
> badly broken, and you should not wait for 1.0. I had no other Linux distro 
> break up faster than GuixSD. A stable branch is not enough by itself,  (but 
> is the mort important part) you need to ensure that all substitutes are built 
> correctly, and atomically update all substitutes following a successful build 
> of all packages.
>
>  You should not inflict  current model on your users , not  even for an 0.1

While this might apply to some software. I don't believe, and I don't
think you've shown that this reasoning is appropriate or useful to apply
to Guix.

Saying that something doesn't work for you is fine, and can be helpful,
but such a unevidenced extreme view is unhelpful.

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