GNU Guix is growing rapidly and has gone from a software packaging system to a full tool stack aimed at reproducible software deployment and development.
GNU Guix is a toolkit that allows developers to integrate reproducible software deployment into their applications—as opposed to leaving it up to the user. GNU Guix is based on the GNU Guile programming language which makes it a very versatile and hackable (in the good sense) environment.
When?
Thursday, February 2nd and Friday, February 3rd 2023, the two days before FOSDEM
We will have some talks in the morning and hacking and discussions the rest of the day. Two days of GNU Guix bliss.
The event targets an audience of Guix developers and users.
In pure “unconference” style, the program will be made by participants as we go, with hands-on sessions organized in sub-groups. Possible session topics that have already been proposed include:
GNU Guix road map
GNU Guix online documentation
Reproducibility project
Alternative target architectures (ARM, RISCV, POWER etc.)
The Guix System installer
Developing workflows (GNU Guix and GNU Workflow Language)
Demonstration and explanation of The Perfect Setup (Emacs, Geiser, Magit)
Python team maintenance and developer session
Security issues (CVE-2021-27851, similar bugs, the big picture, etc) [Led by Leo F]
P2P substitutes
Guix in "air gapped" environments
Code of conduct
Be aware that attendees implicitly abide by the code of conduct as stated by FOSDEM. As this is a FOSDEM fringe event the organizers can be contacted in case of a problem.
How to register?
Add your name here and/or send a message to Manolis <manolis837@gmail.com> or Pjotr <pjotr.public12@thebird.nl>. Please email us if you would need on-site childcare to be able to attend.
We also have a Matrix room in case you'd like to come chat with us before the event.
Participants
Pjotr Prins
Manolis Ragkousis
Simon Tournier
Julien Lepiller
Todor Kondić
Andreas Enge
Bonface Munoki
Efraim Flashner
Jonathan McHugh
Arun Isaac
Tanguy Le Carrour
Alexey Abramov
Ludovic Courtès
Leo Famulari (At the conference on Friday only, but maybe I can join for dinner on Thursday as well as Friday)