<pie_>
havent read yet because im not feeling good but it seems like an extremely promisning article
<pie_>
especially recommended for my attention was secti9n2
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<red[evilred]>
Reading the website now
<pie_>
red[evilred]: the summary is something like qubes but with nix
<red[evilred]>
nice! because nix is well capable of building environent with an insane amount of minimalism
<red[evilred]>
but regarding the things we were talking about elsewhere - I don't think any UNIX system could be capable of that level of control
<red[evilred]>
but it will vastly reduce the amount of bug splatting
<pie_>
lol yeah, i think moving the convo here is fine, stuff is kinda all over the place rn
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<red[evilred]>
What an interesting project. I'm going to have to dig a little deeper into this after work.
<red[evilred]>
So I'm looking at the git repos and I have a question - but it's such an obvious question I should probably check the FAQ first
<red[evilred]>
beb
<red[evilred]>
brb
<red[evilred]>
Okay - so I don't see a FAQ - so I'll just ask
<red[evilred]>
What's the reasoning behind copying all of nixpkgs as opposed to using references and overrides?
<red[evilred]>
(I'm sure there's a good reason - I just don't know the requisite knowledge to know the answer)
<qyliss>
red[evilred]: easier
<qyliss>
will this be the long term approach? not sure
<qyliss>
but for now it's easier to just have our own copy of nixpkgs we can modify as required
<red[evilred]>
Gotcha - also I guess you don't need to stress so much about having nixpkgs move from underneath you
<qyliss>
yeah exactly
<red[evilred]>
I can't believe it has taken me this long to learn about this project
<qyliss>
btw, something that isn't clear from the website is that I'm a bit burned out and taking a break atm, but the project is still alive and I'll be back working on it in the new year
<red[evilred]>
I kinda guessed from the mailing list - but wasn't going to ask
<red[evilred]>
and yes - the best time to take a break is before burn-out really hits - so good on you!
<qyliss>
:)
<qyliss>
I've been meaning to make a most to the mailing list that makes this explicit, but, y'know, burnout :P
<red[evilred]>
if people aren't poking you, then I wouldn't worry about it
<red[evilred]>
... and I'm not going to poke you about it. Going to download and see if I can play with it some. If I have questions I'll drop them here but don't burn-out over me. Someone else here can pick it up.
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<qyliss>
some good news: NLnet have signed off on a revised project plan with milestones more closely aligned to the current direction of the project
<cole-h>
:D Woo!
<qyliss>
(it took this long because chasing things up makes me anxious -- we weren't locked in the negotiating room all this time or anything :P)