Re: Guix gets a distribution called PantherX

[Pjotr Prins]

On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 06:58:25PM +0100, Jonathan Brielmaier wrote:
> Hi Guix folks,
> 
> following a link from bug#34435 I found a pretty interesting website:
> https://www.pantherx.org
> 
> They creating a "modern, Unix-like computer operating system" based on
> GNU Guix[0] with focus on ease of use and privacy.
> 
> I never heard about it before, but to me it looks quite promising.
> According to their timeline a public beta will be released in August
> 2019. Before there seem to be some (closed) alpha and beta versions.
> 
> Their team consists of 9 Members[1], which is pretty impressive.
> 
> They also develop an ARM based Mini-Computer called "Panther Alpha"[2].
> 
> Though I couldn't find any of the team members in some Guix commits or
> patches...
> 
> Kind Regards
> Jonathan Brielmaier
> 
> [0] https://wiki.pantherx.org/PantherX-compared-to-other-distributions/
> [1] https://www.pantherx.org/about/
> [2] http://www.panther-mpc.com/panther-alpha/

This is an interesting start. GNU Guix, GNU Hurd and other projects
may change the shape of computing in the coming 10 years. All we need
is a clued in chip manufacturer.

Pj.