Guix looks really tempting to me because i find guile scheme so much more pleasant than nix. But i heard there are not that many packages in Guix. I wonder if some sort of transpiler from nix derivations to guix package definitions would be possible.

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herewulf an hour ago | parent | next [-]

You can run Nix packages on Guix if there isn't a "native" package for it. Look at nix-service.

https://guix.gnu.org/manual/1.5.0/en/html_node/Miscellaneous...

I've never felt the need myself. If something is missing, I add it and I think that is the real fun in running Guix because creating your own well defined package or service is deeply rewarding.

Anyway, you can find people using it in the wild either by search engine[1] or with Toys[2] which is also handy for finding examples of missing packages too.

[1]: https://duckduckgo.com/?t=fpas&q=%22config.scm%22+nix-servic...

[2]: https://toys.whereis.social

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heavyset_go 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is where I'm at after using Nix for a few years for different use cases. I never want to write it again, and would welcome a Scheme over Nix.

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whompyjaw 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Im with you. As an emacsen, i feel it’s natural for me to use Guix, but nix is so so much more popular… :/

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digiown 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Guix being a GNU project the purism also doesn't help. Just look at this: https://github.com/nonguix/nonguix

I don't even disagree that nonfree software is bad, but blaming the users who often have no choice in the matter (e.g. drivers) is the wrong way to go.

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herewulf an hour ago | parent [-]

It's a little inconvenient but for example my Framework laptop Intel WiFi chip requires a binary blob and I want aware of this. Now that I am, I can make better hardware purchasing decisions. There are plenty of alternatives that don't require that blob and it's the only thing I need from the no free channel.

	▲	freeopinion an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Are there really a lot of alternative Wifi chips that don't require closed blobs? Do you have a list? Are they found in any laptop that is reasonably available on the market? I don't think that Guix is punishing users by not supporting non-libre hardware. They are making a choice in what they develop and anybody of similar mind can join their effort. The nonguix folks are practical. It just stinks that nothing ships with a Wifi chip that doesn't require nonguix pragmatism.