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> NIH syndrome I would be using nonGuix if it booted on my machine (libre seemingly has its claws too deep), instead of Nix, precisely because Guix has far les

> NIH syndrome I would be using nonGuix if it booted on my machine (libre seemingly has its claws too deep), instead of Nix, precisely because Guix has far less NIH: Nix is homegrown everything. Guile was a pre-existing project (for both Guix and The Shepherd), for a pre-existing language family.

Pay08 2y ago
If you ever want to return to it, the nonguix ISO can be notoriously buggy. A better approach is to use the normal Guix ISO with an ethernet cable during installation and while setting up nonguix and your drivers.
- atlintots 2y ago
  i don't have access to an ethernet cable