I am very interested in this topic, too! At work, I have been forced to use the NPM package manager and since the first day I have been unable to understand this enigma - how on earth do people work with this fuzzy system almost designed to be unaccountable?? Can Guix replace NPM?
I think we are really onto something - my hunch is that technicalities are only half of the issue and the other is the community building for democratic and accountable software(for which, concepts like Free Software will fit naturally) -Yasu > On Mar 17, 2022, at 00:29, Ryan Prior <rpr...@protonmail.com> wrote: > > On Wednesday, March 16th, 2022 at 2:02 PM, Josselin Poiret > <d...@jpoiret.xyz> wrote: > >> Let me chime in on a specific point. >> [...] >> I don't think I would've written these patches without Guix's help. > > This is CRUCIAL to Guix's value proposition: by abstracting away so much of > the incidental complexity of software, Guix enables a nimble, carefree mode > of hacking where you'll create and improve software that would never have > been worth the trouble otherwise. > > Proposals like David's `guix contribute` play on the strength of Guix as an > enabling technology. That's exactly the kind of thing I meant when I wrote > "double down." How can I encourage the improvement & implementation of such > proposals? A few notions: > > a. My Guile isn't strong enough to put together a proof-of-concept in Guix as > a solo effort. I might be able to write a PoC in concert with a more > experienced Guiler. We could schedule some strategy & pair programming > sessions to get something on track. > > b. I could work on a PoC using a language I'm better trained with (elisp, > Ruby and JavaScript are my three strongest languages probably.) I don't know > how that would be received by the Guix commons, I've felt discouraged in the > past to extend Guix unless it's in Guile but perhaps that's a false anxiety. > > c. I could also provide some funding if somebody has time & skills to create > a PoC and just needs the financial incentive. If this is you, reach out. > > > I've been pleased to see ideas resonate in this thread. It makes me believe > many of us have some form of this thought in our heads and that by > socializing we can bring something fresh to the free software world. What are > the next steps? >
