Re: [PATCH] Quick-start guide

2016-06-24 Thread Ludovic Courtès
yoo...@gmail.com skribis: > On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 3:51 AM, Ludovic Courtès wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> yoo...@gmail.com skribis: [...] >> > - Add at least one more sub-section to "System Installation" that >> > introduces users to extending/customizing the initial system's .scm file >> > -- Somethi

Re: [PATCH] Quick-start guide

2016-06-23 Thread yoosty
On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 3:51 AM, Ludovic Courtès wrote: > Hi, > > yoo...@gmail.com skribis: > > > After reading the feedback here and spending some more time in IRC (which > > really drives home the feedback about translations and colloquialisms, > > thanks John) I would like to do the following:

Re: [PATCH] Quick-start guide

2016-06-16 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Hi, yoo...@gmail.com skribis: > After reading the feedback here and spending some more time in IRC (which > really drives home the feedback about translations and colloquialisms, > thanks John) I would like to do the following: > - Add a contiguous set of examples to the existing "System Installa

Re: [PATCH] Quick-start guide

2016-06-14 Thread yoosty
On Sat, Jun 11, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Leo Famulari wrote: > On Sat, Jun 11, 2016 at 06:43:21AM -0700, yoo...@gmail.com wrote: > > Upon further reflection.. The Guix manual might not be an appropriate > place > > for such a guide. If the Guix manual isn't a good place for such a set of > > instruction

Re: [PATCH] Quick-start guide

2016-06-12 Thread John Darrington
On Sat, Jun 04, 2016 at 01:00:17PM -0700, yoo...@gmail.com wrote: Howdy! This is my first submission, please be gentle ;) Input is definitely welcome. diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index 208c6af..46c652f 100644 --- a/doc/contr

Re: [PATCH] Quick-start guide

2016-06-12 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Hi! myglc2 skribis: > This is the correct goal, but the manual as it stands is problematic for > first-time users for reasons such as: it's overwhelmingly copious; > information is "shredded" into different sections; the is confusing > terminology; finding one's way around is difficult; there is

Re: [PATCH] Quick-start guide

2016-06-12 Thread myglc2
Leo Famulari writes: > On Sat, Jun 11, 2016 at 06:43:21AM -0700, yoo...@gmail.com wrote: >> Upon further reflection.. The Guix manual might not be an appropriate place >> for such a guide. If the Guix manual isn't a good place for such a set of >> instructions, do you have any suggestions for a l

Re: [PATCH] Quick-start guide

2016-06-11 Thread Leo Famulari
On Sat, Jun 11, 2016 at 06:43:21AM -0700, yoo...@gmail.com wrote: > Upon further reflection.. The Guix manual might not be an appropriate place > for such a guide. If the Guix manual isn't a good place for such a set of > instructions, do you have any suggestions for a location (blog, etc)? There

Re: [PATCH] Quick-start guide

2016-06-11 Thread yoosty
Yes, I would say it is a bit redundant, partially on purpose :) I wanted to create a short set of instructions to help users get in to a GuixSD installation quickly, with the intent that they can poke around inside the system and then read through the "System Installation" section for more in-dept

Re: [PATCH] Quick-start guide

2016-06-08 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Hello! yoo...@gmail.com skribis: > +@node Quick Setup > +@section Quick Setup > + > +So you just want the quick-and-dirty guide? Assuming you have some > familiarity > +with GNU/Linux systems in general and have installed one several times > before > +you can probably get started with a few notes