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doc: Mention the pronunciation of "Guix". 

* README: Mention pronunciation of "Guix".
* doc/guix.texi (Introduction): Likewise.
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-*- mode: org -*- -*- mode: org -*-
[[http://www.gnu.org/software/guix/][GNU Guix]] is a purely functional package manager, and associated free [[http://www.gnu.org/software/guix/][GNU Guix]] (IPA: /ɡiːks/) is a purely functional package manager, and
software distribution, for the [[http://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu.html][GNU system]]. In addition to standard associated free software distribution, for the [[http://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu.html][GNU system]]. In addition
package management features, Guix supports transactional upgrades and to standard package management features, Guix supports transactional
roll-backs, unprivileged package management, per-user profiles, and upgrades and roll-backs, unprivileged package management, per-user
garbage collection. profiles, and garbage collection.
It provides [[http://www.gnu.org/software/guile/][Guile]] Scheme APIs, including a high-level embedded It provides [[http://www.gnu.org/software/guile/][Guile]] Scheme APIs, including a high-level embedded
domain-specific languages (EDSLs) to describe how packages are to be domain-specific languages (EDSLs) to describe how packages are to be

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@node Introduction @node Introduction
@chapter Introduction @chapter Introduction
GNU Guix is a functional package management tool for the GNU system. GNU Guix@footnote{``Guix'' is pronounced like ``geeks'', or ``ɡiːks''
Package management consists in all the activities that relate to using the international phonetic alphabet (IPA).} is a functional
building packages from source, honoring the build-time and run-time package management tool for the GNU system. Package management consists
dependencies on packages, installing packages in user environments, in all the activities that relate to building packages from source,
upgrading installed packages to new versions or rolling back to a honoring the build-time and run-time dependencies on packages,
previous set, removing unused software packages, etc. installing packages in user environments, upgrading installed packages
to new versions or rolling back to a previous set, removing unused
software packages, etc.
@cindex functional package management @cindex functional package management
The term @dfn{functional} refers to a specific package management The term @dfn{functional} refers to a specific package management