Re: [PATCH 1/2] doc: Add note for first time users on arbitrary system.

[Efraim Flashner]

On Sun, May 29, 2016 at 07:05:39PM +0200, Hartmut Goebel wrote:
> * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Add note about no need for a
> virtual machine.
> ---
>  doc/guix.texi | 9 ++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
> index 01363c1..fab39e5 100644
> --- a/doc/guix.texi
> +++ b/doc/guix.texi
> @@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 2015 Taylan Ulrich 
> Bayırlı/address@hidden
>  Copyright @copyright{} 2015, 2016 Leo address@hidden
>  Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Ben address@hidden
>  Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Chris address@hidden
> -Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Efraim Flashner
> +Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Efraim address@hidden
> +Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Hartmut Goebel
>  
>  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
>  under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or
> @@ -354,6 +355,12 @@ dependencies.  This is often quicker than installing 
> from source, which
>  is described in the next sections.  The only requirement is to have
>  address@hidden and Xz.
>  
> +Installing Guix on an arbitrary system as descibed here is absolutely
                        ^^^
                    on a foreign distro (maybe?)
> +save for your originating system. Only two directories, a service and a
    ^^^
  safe
> +bunch of easy-to-spot users are created. All work you'll do will be done
> +within this. Even for your first steps setting up a virtual machine is
> +completely unnecessary.
> +
>  Installing goes along these lines:
>  
>  @enumerate
> -- 
> 2.7.4
> 
> 

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