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Re: [Ghm-discuss] GNU @ FOSDEM 2015
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Alex Sassmannshausen |
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Re: [Ghm-discuss] GNU @ FOSDEM 2015 |
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Tue, 16 Sep 2014 09:17:29 +0200 |
Hello,
As suggested by Sylvain, FOSDEM have indeed now gotten back to me to say
that they will be organizing a distributions devroom. They "would like
to refer [us] to the call for papers for the distributions devroom, which
will probably be sent out around mid-October."
So, moving forward this year, I indeed would suggest:
a) if you're ambitious, apply for main track (unlikely to happen)
b) if you have a talk that might fit into any of the devrooms that will
be confirmed on 1 October, apply for a slot at that devroom directly
(e.g. the distribution devroom for Guix).
Thanks for your comments on the application!
Best wishes,
Alex
address@hidden writes:
> Hi Alex,
>
> Last year there was one devroom for all distros:
> https://archive.fosdem.org/2014/schedule/track/distributions/
> (and there was a Guix talk already)
>
> Is the goal to get a full devroom? Debian or Fedora didn't get one,
> so I doubt we can get one through the distro axis.
>
> - Sylvain
>
> On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 08:32:05AM +0200, Alex Sassmannshausen wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Like last year, we decided to apply for a devroom at FOSDEM in Brussels
>> in February.
>>
>> Last year we were not selected to organize a devroom in the end. The
>> original feedback we received from the organizers suggested they were
>> worried the format of the room might not be technical enough, as it was
>> built around GNU as an organization, philosophy and a practical project
>> around software.
>>
>> This year our application hence is built around a specific technical
>> project: a GNU distribution built around Guix and software components
>> that are parts of it.
>>
>> The deadline for the submission of devroom proposals is 15 September, so
>> I thought I'd share our current proposal on this list for the next few
>> days before submitting it.
>>
>> Feel free to comment if so inclined :-)
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Alex
>>
>
>> * Devroom name.
>>
>> GNU Guix — growing the GNU distribution.
>>
>> * Devroom description:
>>
>> GNU Guix is the foundation for the reference GNU distribution.
>>
>> Guix is a functional package manager based on Nix, written in GNU
>> Guile. Development started just 2 years ago, and it has now reached
>> a critical juncture: hitherto it was a symbiotic package manager
>> installed alongside other package managers within distributions. Now
>> it's also becoming a distribution in its own right.
>>
>> Goals of the distro (the niche in the "distro market"):
>> - transparent, transactional, per-user package-management
>> - declarative system configuration;
>> - extensibility from the ground up (where possible core distro
>> functionality is provided through Guile programs, a language
>> specifically designed to be hackable and extensible — for example,
>> at present the init system is provided by dmd, which is written in
>> Guile);
>> - secure: builds are performed in isolated environments to
>> facilitate reproducibility, and can be checked independently by
>> end-users;
>> - blurring of lines between developers, distribution maintainers and
>> end-users:
>> + high level DSL for describing packages makes packaging easy to
>> understand for developers and end-users alike, reducing barriers
>> to distro maintenance contribution;
>> + support for concurrent system configurations within different
>> 'profiles' allows for on-the-fly system reconfigurations to help
>> bug-tracking and development.
>>
>> The devroom will provide the following content:
>>
>> - high level overview of & tutorial on the distribution;
>> - hacking sessions for packaging software, enhancing the
>> distribution (installer, package-management tools, user
>> interfaces);
>> - discussions & presentations of specific components:
>> + Secure networking through gnunet:
>> * integration of the GNU Name Service (peer-to-peer, secure DNS
>> replacement);
>> * choice of defaults that help users remain in control (Linux
>> TCP stealth patch, GNUnet and Tor services, etc.)
>> + Extending the init system: use Guile (DMD) or established systems?
>> + Providing kernel hotswapping: supporting hurd development by
>> providing it as an alternative to linux-libre.
>> + Extensibility from the ground up: grafting Guile into the heart
>> of a distro (e.g. GNU Posh, Guix, DMD).
>> - open discussions on the further development of Guix and the
>> distro.
>>
>> The purpose of the room is to technically progress the distribution
>> through:
>> - demonstrations of its viability;
>> - debates around its technical composition;
>> - a space where hackers can contribute concrete chunks of code.
>>
>> * Related URLs
>>
>> - GNU Project: http://www.gnu.org
>> - GNU Guix: http://www.gnu.org/software/guix
>>
>> * Devroom organisers
>>
>> - Alex Sassmannshausen (address@hidden):
>> co-ordinator and occasional contributor to Guix.
>> - Ludovic Courtès (address@hidden): maintainer and core developer of
>> Guix.
--
Sent with my mu4e
- [Ghm-discuss] GNU @ FOSDEM 2015, Alex Sassmannshausen, 2014/09/10
- Re: [Ghm-discuss] GNU @ FOSDEM 2015, beuc, 2014/09/10
- Re: [Ghm-discuss] GNU @ FOSDEM 2015, Alex Sassmannshausen, 2014/09/10
- Re: [Ghm-discuss] GNU @ FOSDEM 2015, beuc, 2014/09/11
- Re: [Ghm-discuss] GNU @ FOSDEM 2015, Ludovic Courtès, 2014/09/12
- Re: [Ghm-discuss] GNU @ FOSDEM 2015, John Sullivan, 2014/09/12
- Re: [Ghm-discuss] GNU @ FOSDEM 2015, Alex Sassmannshausen, 2014/09/14
- Re: [Ghm-discuss] GNU @ FOSDEM 2015, John Sullivan, 2014/09/15
- Re: [Ghm-discuss] GNU @ FOSDEM 2015, Alex Sassmannshausen, 2014/09/14
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