Hello! Saša Janiška <[email protected]> skribis:
> However, I’m concerned with my desktop machine where I have Gigabyte > UDP55 (1166 socket) motherboards and it seems that there is need for > firmware-realtek package which provides rtl_nic/rtl8168d-2.fw. > > So, > > a) can anyone confirm what is the situation in regard to this firmware > in GuixSD? No idea. I would suggest checking h-node.org or similar to see if free firmware exists. > b) after having some unpleasant experiences with btrfs’ performance > after I did perform some video renderin and my machine had higher > workload, swap file was activated and it took long time to settle down > afte rendering was done, now I’c considering to either use XFS or ZFS > (ZoL), so wonder what is situation in regard of support for those > filesystems (atm, it seems that none of the two are included)? Unfortunately, ZFS is unlikely to ever be available, unless Oracle changes its license: https://www.fsf.org/licensing/zfs-and-linux Currently GuixSD is somewhat limited to ext4. We will eventually lift this limitation, but for now, that’s we have. > c) I use old ATI graphics card and I’m happy with open-source driver, > but have need for two legacy Windows app which I use via wine and use > one proprietaty application for my scanner (VueScan) which is GTK app, > so hopefully it should run without any problem, but have occasional need > to use Skype (my friends/relatives have more needs), so wonder what can > one do in regard to apps like Skype and/or Viber, Gitter etc.? GNU and Guix are about delivering software that users can control: https://gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html So Guix as a project will not provide advice as to how to put yourself in a trap. But that’s fine! :-) There are probably free software alternatives that you could use and help people improve. For instance, you might want to look into Ring <https://ring.cx/>, and maybe provide a Guix package for it. I’m sure people on #guix would be happy to help, and your work would benefit everyone. > Any advice what would be more suitable distro for my needs from the > perspective of Guix(SD) users? Please see <http://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Limitations.html>. Thanks, Ludo’.
