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Re: GuixSD on arm
From: |
Ludovic Courtès |
Subject: |
Re: GuixSD on arm |
Date: |
Tue, 05 Jul 2016 10:23:07 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.5 (gnu/linux) |
Howdy Jookia,
Jookia <address@hidden> skribis:
> - Patches would get lost regularly.
Lack of responsiveness is terrible, but I think it’s easy to complain
about it until one gets involved in patch reviews.
Also, some reviews are more difficult than other: adding support for
another bootloader is not as simple as upgrading a package.
> - GNUness over pragmatism.
>
> The main issue I had with doing an ARM port is the bootloader, and this is
> because everyone I spoke to except Ludovic seemed to be hesitant towards
> using a
> bootloader other than GRUB.
I wrote repeatedly that using U-Boot is fine, especially if GRUB doesn’t
work on this platform.
> I have a distinct feeling this is due to a bias in building "the GNU system"
> rather than building a fully free Guix-based system.
There is this bias, which makes a difference from most other distros. I
don’t think I/we are blind though: when GNU lacks the right piece of
software, using another free software package is the right thing to do.
> This experience has put me off of Guix, GNU and free software development.
I think you’re throwing the baby with the bathwater.
Thanks for your feedback,
Ludo’.