Hello, Ludovic Courtès <l...@gnu.org> writes:
> Hi, > > zimoun <zimon.touto...@gmail.com> skribis: > >> About FSDG, the arguments are exactly the same as GNU Emacs on >> Windows. :-) No? I mean, GNU Emacs provides a full port on Windows and >> such port is available on the same side as other platforms on their >> website [1]. The rationale [2]: >> >> The purpose of the GNU system is to give users the freedom that >> proprietary software takes away from its users. Proprietary >> operating systems (like other proprietary programs) are an >> injustice, and we aim for a world in which they do not exist. >> >> To improve the use of proprietary systems is a misguided >> goal. Our aim, rather, is to eliminate them. We include support >> for some proprietary systems in GNU Emacs in the hope that >> running Emacs on them will give users a taste of freedom and >> thus lead them to free themselves. >> >> would also make sense for GNU Guix, no? > > Just like the Emacs manual has an appendix on Windows support, I think > the cookbook could have a section on setting up Guix on WSL2. > > Cc’ing maintainers for their thoughts! I think if it's worded correctly (e.g., by hinting that WSL2 is an inferior means of running Guix than via Guix System or one of the others GNU/Linux distributions), it can be a fine and useful addition to the cookbook. I have fellow coworkers (not at Savoir-faire Linux, mind you :-)) who have yet to escape their Windows jail; giving them a taste of what is possible out there with Guix would probably be a real eye opener. At the minimum it would present Guix as a technically viable alternative to Docker & friends in these circles. Thanks, Maxim
