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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2012-11-25 15:30:03 +0100
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doc: Mention the pronunciation of "Guix".
* README: Mention pronunciation of "Guix". * doc/guix.texi (Introduction): Likewise.
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-*- mode: org -*-
-[[http://www.gnu.org/software/guix/][GNU Guix]] is a purely functional package manager, and associated free
-software distribution, for the [[http://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu.html][GNU system]]. In addition to standard
-package management features, Guix supports transactional upgrades and
-roll-backs, unprivileged package management, per-user profiles, and
-garbage collection.
+[[http://www.gnu.org/software/guix/][GNU Guix]] (IPA: /ɡiːks/) is a purely functional package manager, and
+associated free software distribution, for the [[http://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu.html][GNU system]]. In addition
+to standard package management features, Guix supports transactional
+upgrades and roll-backs, unprivileged package management, per-user
+profiles, and garbage collection.
It provides [[http://www.gnu.org/software/guile/][Guile]] Scheme APIs, including a high-level embedded
domain-specific languages (EDSLs) to describe how packages are to be