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I haven't dug into Guix yet, so is the config more of a markup and less of Turing complete language? That sounds like it'd be easier to grock or optimize an LSP for.
I have heard that Guix takes a stronger stance with respect to unfree software. I don't think any of the official nix Hydra infrastructures build for unfree packages, but they are packaged and indexed into nixpkgs. Has Guix been difficult at all in that regard, i.e. using proprietary drivers or closed libraries for work or personal hardware?
You probably missed it there, Guix's syntax is the programming language Scheme. It's most definitely Turing-complete.
It's possible that there's a more mature LSP server for Scheme, since it is a programming language used for other things, too...
@Ephera @ruffsl They also missed that #Guix is fine with unfree stuff, they just choose not to talk about it, and like to promote #gnu. But the Guix you use is /your/ choice.
@khleedril @Ephera @ruffsl I use several nonfree packages, and binary packages (both free and nonfree). None of this can be added to the main Guix repo, but as GNU is about freedom, nothing stops me from packaging these as I see fit and distribute them freely to others to use.
So if you only use the main channel, you won't find nonfree software, but look at https://toys.whereis.social/