Re: article on Guix

2016-06-25 Thread Bruce Byfield
On June 25, 2016 09:53:33 AM Andreas Enge wrote: >On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 09:37:57AM +0200, Pjotr Prins wrote: >> On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 05:50:32PM -0700, Bruce Byfield wrote: >> > I appreciate the offer, but editors frown on articles being shown >> > around beforehand. The belief is that doing s

Re: article on Guix

2016-06-25 Thread Leo Famulari
On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 09:53:33AM +0200, Andreas Enge wrote: > On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 09:37:57AM +0200, Pjotr Prins wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 05:50:32PM -0700, Bruce Byfield wrote: > > > I appreciate the offer, but editors frown on articles being shown > > > around beforehand. The beli

Re: article on Guix

2016-06-25 Thread Andreas Enge
On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 09:37:57AM +0200, Pjotr Prins wrote: > On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 05:50:32PM -0700, Bruce Byfield wrote: > > I appreciate the offer, but editors frown on articles being shown > > around beforehand. The belief is that doing so compromises the integrity > > of the article. > I

Re: article on Guix

2016-06-25 Thread Pjotr Prins
On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 05:50:32PM -0700, Bruce Byfield wrote: > I appreciate the offer, but editors frown on articles being shown > around beforehand. The belief is that doing so compromises the integrity > of the article. I must be living in a different world. Pj.

Re: article on Guix

2016-06-24 Thread Bruce Byfield
On June 24, 2016 03:09:40 PM Christopher Allan Webber wrote: > >I don't have time to answer questions, but am happy to review the >article. Happy to see you taking an interest, Bruce! Hi, Chris: I appreciate the offer, but editors frown on articles being shown around beforehand. The belief is

Re: article on Guix

2016-06-24 Thread Christopher Allan Webber
Bruce Byfield writes: > Hi: > > With the recent attention being paid to Ubuntu's Snappy packages, I > thought this would be a good time to bring the development of Guix to > reader's attention. > > Would two or three people be willing to answer questions for me over the > next few days? I would

Re: article on Guix

2016-06-24 Thread Andreas Enge
Hello, On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 12:55:44PM -0700, Bruce Byfield wrote: > With the recent attention being paid to Ubuntu's Snappy packages, I > thought this would be a good time to bring the development of Guix to > reader's attention. these are great news, I always enjoy your contributions to th

Re: article on Guix

2016-06-24 Thread Ricardo Wurmus
Hi Bruce, > With the recent attention being paid to Ubuntu's Snappy packages, I > thought this would be a good time to bring the development of Guix to > reader's attention. Excellent timing! > Would two or three people be willing to answer questions for me over the > next few days? I would

Re: article on Guix

2016-06-24 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Hello, Bruce Byfield skribis: > With the recent attention being paid to Ubuntu's Snappy packages, I > thought this would be a good time to bring the development of Guix to > reader's attention. Great idea. :-) > Would two or three people be willing to answer questions for me over the > nex

Re: article on Guix

2016-06-23 Thread Leo Famulari
On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 12:55:44PM -0700, Bruce Byfield wrote: > Hi: > > With the recent attention being paid to Ubuntu's Snappy packages, I > thought this would be a good time to bring the development of Guix to > reader's attention. I agree. There has been a lot of discussion of Snappy, Flatp

article on Guix

2016-06-23 Thread Bruce Byfield
Hi: With the recent attention being paid to Ubuntu's Snappy packages, I thought this would be a good time to bring the development of Guix to reader's attention. Would two or three people be willing to answer questions for me over the next few days? I would need the answers by Tuesday, June 28

Re: LWN article on Guix

2013-08-23 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Andreas Enge skribis: > Am Dienstag, 20. August 2013 schrieb Ludovic Courtès: >> If you’ve missed it, the Aug. 1st edition of Linux Weekly News (LWN) had >> an article about Guix: https://lwn.net/Articles/560760/ . > > Thanks for the link! > >> It’s well written and conveys the important ideas, t

Re: LWN article on Guix

2013-08-21 Thread Andreas Enge
Am Dienstag, 20. August 2013 schrieb Ludovic Courtès: > If you’ve missed it, the Aug. 1st edition of Linux Weekly News (LWN) had > an article about Guix: https://lwn.net/Articles/560760/ . Thanks for the link! > It’s well written and conveys the important ideas, though there are a > couple of mis

Re: LWN article on Guix

2013-08-21 Thread Matthew Lien
Congrads to all the Guix Geeks! 2013/8/20 Ludovic Courtès > Hello! > > If you’ve missed it, the Aug. 1st edition of Linux Weekly News (LWN) had > an article about Guix: https://lwn.net/Articles/560760/ . > > It’s well written and conveys the important ideas, though there are a > couple of misun

LWN article on Guix

2013-08-20 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Hello! If you’ve missed it, the Aug. 1st edition of Linux Weekly News (LWN) had an article about Guix: https://lwn.net/Articles/560760/ . It’s well written and conveys the important ideas, though there are a couple of misunderstandings (such as “Some of the key fields to consider are build-system