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Re: GSOC 2016 Application
From: |
Ludovic Courtès |
Subject: |
Re: GSOC 2016 Application |
Date: |
Sat, 26 Mar 2016 12:29:26 +0100 |
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address@hidden skribis:
> On 2016-03-25 09:03, Chris Marusich wrote:
[...]
>> While it's good to plan for both text and graphical UI, maybe it
>> will be
>> more efficient to pick one to focus on, and treat the other as a
>> stretch
>> goal?
>
> I agree and should turn the GUI interface into a stretch goal.
I agree, let’s focus on guile-ncurses (or maybe libRUIN).
>>> - Design for portability for use in other software distributions that
>>> lack a proper installer wizard
>>
>> Again, this is a nice idea, but it might be more efficient to focus on
>> getting it to work with Guix first.
>>
>>> - An emphasis on rigorous test suites, with stability prioritized>>> over
>>> features
>>
>> GuixSD is still beta software. Is it a good idea to make one of your
>> goals be "the installer is stable" when the system it's installing is
>> not stable?
>
> I also agree with your sentiments here that I should prioritize Guix
> before considering other operating systems.
Yes it’s really a GuixSD thing first and foremost. :-)
Thanks,
Ludo’.