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* doc/guix.texi (Introduction): Mention Nix with a xref to "Acknowledgments". (Acknowledgments): Add link to nixos.org.
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@cindex functional package management
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@cindex functional package management
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The term @dfn{functional} refers to a specific package management
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The term @dfn{functional} refers to a specific package management
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discipline. In Guix, the package build and installation process is seen
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discipline pioneered by Nix (@pxref{Acknowledgments}).
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In Guix, the package build and installation process is seen
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as a function, in the mathematical sense. That function takes inputs,
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as a function, in the mathematical sense. That function takes inputs,
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such as build scripts, a compiler, and libraries, and
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such as build scripts, a compiler, and libraries, and
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returns an installed package. As a pure function, its result depends
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returns an installed package. As a pure function, its result depends
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@node Acknowledgments
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@node Acknowledgments
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@chapter Acknowledgments
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@chapter Acknowledgments
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Guix is based on the Nix package manager, which was designed and
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Guix is based on the @uref{http://nixos.org/nix/, Nix package manager},
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which was designed and
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implemented by Eelco Dolstra, with contributions from other people (see
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implemented by Eelco Dolstra, with contributions from other people (see
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the @file{nix/AUTHORS} file in Guix.) Nix pioneered functional package
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the @file{nix/AUTHORS} file in Guix.) Nix pioneered functional package
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management, and promoted unprecedented features, such as transactional
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management, and promoted unprecedented features, such as transactional
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