Adam Pribyl <[email protected]> writes: > I have a bit hard time to explain to other people whereas the Guix is > only a package manager or the name for complete OS and I have to > confess myself it is not really clear to me too. > > This logo > http://www.gnu.org/software/guix/graphics/guix-logo.small.png > says Guix The GNU System, however the text states mostly this is a GNU > system with Guix, on the other side, the News also points to the GNU > dmd release on Guix front page too, so it is not only about guix. > > What is then the official naming strategy. Is this all going to be > named "GNU system" and guix is going to be only a part of it? Or is it > that Guix itself is the GNU system...? > > "Marketing" only a "GNU system" name is going to be bit hard, if I > would be asked I would vote for some more unique name like > GuixOS.. whatever. Or do I miss the point completely? > > > Adam Pribyl
Guix is simply both the name of the package manager and the OS. They are unlikely to ever get separated so it should be fine, though I also think it's sub-optimal and it would be neat being able to distinguish the two; the OS also includes stuff like dmd as you say. Taylan
