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+(begin
+ (use-modules (srfi srfi-19))
+ `((title .
+ "GNU\xa0Guix and GuixSD\xa00.12.0 released")
+ (author . "Ricardo Wurmus")
+ (date unquote (make-date 0 0 0 0 21 12 2016 7200))
+ (content
+ div
+ (p "We are pleased to announce the new release of GNU\xa0Guix and GuixSD, version 0.12.0!"
+ (br))
+ (p "The release comes with USB installation images to install the standalone "
+ (a (@ (href "https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/System-Installation.html"))
+ "GuixSD")
+ ", and with tarballs to install the package manager on top of your GNU/Linux distro, either "
+ (a (@ (href "https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Requirements.html"))
+ "from source")
+ " or "
+ (a (@ (href "https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Binary-Installation.html"))
+ "from binaries")
+ ". "
+ (br))
+ (p "It’s been a little over 4 months since the previous release, during which 76 people contributed code and packages. The highlights include:"
+ (br))
+ (ul (li "New GuixSD system services, including a "
+ (a (@ (href "https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Log-Rotation.html"))
+ "log rotation service")
+ ", a "
+ (a (@ (href "https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Printing-Services.html"))
+ "CUPS printing service")
+ ", "
+ (a (@ (href "https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Network-File-System.html"))
+ "NFS related services")
+ ", and an "
+ (a (@ (href "https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Mail-Services.html#OpenSMTPD-Service"))
+ "OpenSMTPD service")
+ ".\n")
+ (li (a (@ (href "https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Daemon-Offload-Setup.html"))
+ "Guix daemon offloading support")
+ " now uses "
+ (a (@ (href "https://github.com/artyom-poptsov/guile-ssh"))
+ "Guile-SSH")
+ ".\n")
+ (li "GuixSD can now be installed to a "
+ (a (@ (href "https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Mapped-Devices.html#index-LUKS"))
+ "LUKS-encrypted root")
+ ".\n")
+ (li "New cross-compiler toolchains for i686-w64-mingw32 and arm-none-eabi.\n")
+ (li "A new d3.js backend for "
+ (a (@ (href "https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Invoking-guix-graph.html"))
+ "guix graph")
+ ".\n")
+ (li (a (@ (href "https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/packages/"))
+ "853 new packages")
+ ", 864 package updates notably glibc\xa02.24 and linux-libre\xa04.8.15"
+ ".\n")
+ (li "Assorted improvements to all the "
+ (a (@ (href "https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Utilities.html"))
+ "tool set")
+ ", many "
+ (a (@ (href "https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/pkgreport.cgi?pkg=guix#_4_2_5"))
+ "bug fixes")
+ " and improvements to the manual!\n"))
+ (p "See "
+ (a (@ (href "http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2016-12/msg00857.html"))
+ "the release announcement")
+ " for details."
+ (br))
+ (h4 "About GNU Guix")
+ (p (a (@ (href "http://www.gnu.org/software/guix"))
+ "GNU Guix")
+ " is a transactional package manager for the GNU system. The Guix System Distribution or GuixSD is an advanced distribution of the GNU system that relies on GNU Guix and "
+ (a (@ (href "http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html"))
+ "respects the user's freedom")
+ "."
+ (br))
+ (p "In addition to standard package management features, Guix supports transactional upgrades and roll-backs, unprivileged package management, per-user profiles, and garbage collection. Guix uses low-level mechanisms from the Nix package manager, except that packages are defined as native "
+ (a (@ (href "http://www.gnu.org/software/guile"))
+ "Guile")
+ " modules, using extensions to the "
+ (a (@ (href "http://schemers.org")) "Scheme")
+ " language. GuixSD offers a declarative approach to operating system configuration management, and is highly customizable and hackable."
+ (br))
+ (p "GuixSD can be used on an i686 or x86_64 machine. It is also possible to use Guix on top of an already installed GNU/Linux system, including on mips64el and armv7."
+ (br)))))