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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2014-11-13 23:30:03 +0100
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2014-11-13 23:30:03 +0100
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doc: Improve acknowledgments.
* doc/guix.texi (Acknowledgments): Expound a bit. * THANKS: Mention artwork; thank Felipe & Nikita.
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diff --git a/THANKS b/THANKS
index 840dfe9ffb..a29b1a0b2d 100644
--- a/THANKS
+++ b/THANKS
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ infrastructure help:
Kete <kete@ninthfloor.org>
Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com>
Matthew Lien <bluet@bluet.org>
- Felipe López <felipe.lopez@openmailbox.org>
Niels Möller <nisse@lysator.liu.se>
Yutaka Niibe <gniibe@fsij.org>
Adam Pribyl <pribyl@lowlevel.cz>
@@ -32,3 +31,9 @@ infrastructure help:
Alen Skondro <askondro@gmail.com>
Matthias Wachs <wachs@net.in.tum.de>
Philip Woods <elzairthesorcerer@gmail.com>
+
+GNU Guix also includes non-software works. Thanks to the following
+people who contributed the logo and general artwork and themes:
+
+ Nikita Karetnikov <nikita@karetnikov.org>
+ Felipe López <felipe.lopez@openmailbox.org>
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 3a5e4be837..2a33cb50a2 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -4923,7 +4923,8 @@ details about contributions.
@chapter Acknowledgments
Guix is based on the Nix package manager, which was designed and
-implemented by Eelco Dolstra. Nix pioneered functional package
+implemented by Eelco Dolstra, with contributions from other people (see
+the @file{nix/AUTHORS} file in Guix.) Nix pioneered functional package
management, and promoted unprecedented features, such as transactional
package upgrades and rollbacks, per-user profiles, and referentially
transparent build processes. Without this work, Guix would not exist.
@@ -4931,6 +4932,13 @@ transparent build processes. Without this work, Guix would not exist.
The Nix-based software distributions, Nixpkgs and NixOS, have also been
an inspiration for Guix.
+GNU@tie{}Guix itself is a collective work with contributions from a
+number of people. See the @file{AUTHORS} file in Guix for more
+information on these fine people. The @file{THANKS} file lists people
+who have helped by reporting bugs, taking care of the infrastructure,
+providing artwork and themes, making suggestions, and more---thank you!
+
+
@c *********************************************************************
@node GNU Free Documentation License
@appendix GNU Free Documentation License