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Re: Guix on the Framework 13 AMD

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Post by bheadmaster »

teekert wrote: post #3

Is this Guix Nix but with a different language? How is it different? So far I only knew Nix, now I see more and more Guix popping up…

It is inspired by Nix, but with a few key differences:

- it is developed under the flag of the GNU Project, so you can expect the same standards of quality of both code and documentation as the rest of the GNU Project

- it uses GNU Guile as the main language of the system instead of Nix, which (allegedly) allows you to extend or modify the behavior of the whole system

- it uses GNU Shepherd as the service manager instead of systemd

All the main goals of the projects are pretty much the same.

Re: Guix on the Framework 13 AMD

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Post by enriquto »

jckahn wrote: post #5

My kingdom for Wayland fractional scaling that doesn’t make my apps blurry. It makes the feature a complete nonstarter for me.

Fractional scaling, by definition, will make stuff blurry. Clean bitmap graphics and fractional scaling are incompatible requirements.

Proof: consider a pattern of alternating black and white pixels: 0, 255, 0, 255, 0, 255, etc. This pattern cannot be scaled to a non-integer factor without introducing gray colors (i.e., by blurring-out the pattern). If your app produces this pattern, then fractional scaling will blur your app.

Re: Guix on the Framework 13 AMD

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Post by goosedragons »

bheadmaster wrote: post #6
teekert wrote: post #3

Is this Guix Nix but with a different language? How is it different? So far I only knew Nix, now I see more and more Guix popping up…

It is inspired by Nix, but with a few key differences: - it is developed under the flag of the GNU Project, so you can expect the same standards of quality of both code and documentation as the rest of the GNU Project - it uses GNU Guile as the main language of the system instead of Nix, which (allegedly) allows you to extend or modify the behavior of the whole system - it uses GNU Shepherd as the service manager ins…

The other big thing is that being a FSF project they are much more committed to free software than Nix. It's harder to get stuff like Chrome, Steam, Nvidia drivers etc. Not impossible but you're definitely swimming against the current in trying.

Re: Guix on the Framework 13 AMD

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Post by teekert »

bheadmaster wrote: post #6
teekert wrote: post #3

Is this Guix Nix but with a different language? How is it different? So far I only knew Nix, now I see more and more Guix popping up…

It is inspired by Nix, but with a few key differences: - it is developed under the flag of the GNU Project, so you can expect the same standards of quality of both code and documentation as the rest of the GNU Project - it uses GNU Guile as the main language of the system instead of Nix, which (allegedly) allows you to extend or modify the behavior of the whole system - it uses GNU Shepherd as the service manager ins…

So is it like “Nix isn’t free (as in RMS) enough?”

Is it like Devuan to Debian?

Is it like GNU Herd to Linux? (Surely not since it’s Linux ;))

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