Howdy Jookia, Jookia <[email protected]> skribis:
> - Patches would get lost regularly. Lack of responsiveness is terrible, but I think it’s easy to complain about it until one gets involved in patch reviews. Also, some reviews are more difficult than other: adding support for another bootloader is not as simple as upgrading a package. > - GNUness over pragmatism. > > The main issue I had with doing an ARM port is the bootloader, and this is > because everyone I spoke to except Ludovic seemed to be hesitant towards > using a > bootloader other than GRUB. I wrote repeatedly that using U-Boot is fine, especially if GRUB doesn’t work on this platform. > I have a distinct feeling this is due to a bias in building "the GNU system" > rather than building a fully free Guix-based system. There is this bias, which makes a difference from most other distros. I don’t think I/we are blind though: when GNU lacks the right piece of software, using another free software package is the right thing to do. > This experience has put me off of Guix, GNU and free software development. I think you’re throwing the baby with the bathwater. Thanks for your feedback, Ludo’.
