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| author | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2012-11-25 15:30:03 +0100 |
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| committer | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2012-11-25 16:08:10 +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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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 93dd69ff56..bab5cf7a8f 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -78,12 +78,14 @@ package management tool written for the GNU system. @node Introduction @chapter Introduction -GNU Guix is a functional package management tool for the GNU system. -Package management consists in all the activities that relate to -building packages from source, honoring the build-time and run-time -dependencies on packages, installing packages in user environments, -upgrading installed packages to new versions or rolling back to a -previous set, removing unused software packages, etc. +GNU Guix@footnote{``Guix'' is pronounced like ``geeks'', or ``ɡiːks'' +using the international phonetic alphabet (IPA).} is a functional +package management tool for the GNU system. Package management consists +in all the activities that relate to building packages from source, +honoring the build-time and run-time dependencies on packages, +installing packages in user environments, upgrading installed packages +to new versions or rolling back to a previous set, removing unused +software packages, etc. @cindex functional package management The term @dfn{functional} refers to a specific package management |