GNU Guix is consists of Scheme code that implements the deployment model of the Nix package management tool. In fact, it currently talks to a build daemon whose code comes from Nix (see the manual for details.) Nix was initially written by Eelco Dolstra; other people have been contributing to it. See `nix/AUTHORS' for details. GNU Guix was initiated by Ludovic Courtès , but it would not be what it is without the contributions of the following people (in alphabetical order): Andreas Enge Nikita Karetnikov Cyril Roelandt