>> Another one, which I think Ricardo has been investigating lately, would be to >> have users manage their profiles via the Web user interface, >> guix-web: <https://git.dthompson.us/guix-web.git>. (The video >> <http://audio-video.gnu.org/video/misc/2015- >> 01__GNU_Guix__The_Emacs_of_Distros.webm> >> has a demo starting at around 23mn.) > > Hmm, it is not clear to me how this would play out in a multi-user > environment. Having a web server that could alter per-user profiles > sounds like a recipe for more confusion, rather than a solution. > > In any case, in my opinion, it would be a mistake to have depend on > another tool (such as guix-web, or something similar) to implement > functionality that could not be gained at using command-line guix. > Don't you agree?
Some find a web interface easier to use than the command line. For those users I suspect the convenience of using a web interface outweighs the threat of additional confusion. Ultimately, I want both tools to be available because users differ. ~~ Ricardo
