I think with the introduction of Nickel [1], Nix packages would be rewritten in it over time, which may be a good thing (types) or a bad thing (another fragmentation after flakes) depending on your point of view.
On the other hand, Guile is not a DSL but a general purpose language or a Lisp (Scheme to be exact), so it's not actually a downside compared to a DSL in my view.
I myself am torn between these two. Nix community is larger and they have more packages. Guix, being a GNU project, obsessing over ""non-free"" sure won't help in its adoption. Even debian folks toned down their stance on this, why couldn't Guix do so too?
On the other hand, Guile is not a DSL but a general purpose language or a Lisp (Scheme to be exact), so it's not actually a downside compared to a DSL in my view.
I myself am torn between these two. Nix community is larger and they have more packages. Guix, being a GNU project, obsessing over ""non-free"" sure won't help in its adoption. Even debian folks toned down their stance on this, why couldn't Guix do so too?
[1]: https://github.com/tweag/nickel