Re:I Love Arch, but GNU Guix Is My New Distro
by jrm4 on Sunday November 21, 2021 @01:14PM
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I don't think that's what is being "said" at all.
This is diplomacy. This is exactly the correct way to act when you are diametrically opposed to something that is widely used, popular, and prevalent -- when you hate something; but understand that other people don't and you're going to have win them over.
To respect these principles the Guix project (and others) asks to not discuss non-free software, hardware support, or related matters on official channels. These questions and non-free packages are best left to any number of other venues. Guix does not actively hamper a user’s ability to load non-free software or firmware (see freedom 0), but will not support this in any official capacity. That said, the community is very nice and will not kick you from IRC if it comes up (more likely you’ll get some private messages directing you or helping you out), but better to remember their rules.
I think that says all.
"Hush, hush, and don't look under the rugs!"