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Hi all,

Pjotr Prins transcribed 0.6K bytes:
> Hi Chris,
>=20
> That was a lengthy writeup, thanks :). I think the first step is to
> think in terms of (container/VM) provisioning. Then build that up towards
> orchestration and workflows.

I agree. I think a good start would be figuring out ways to
essentially replace what you can do with Dockerfiles. Which to me=20
mainly means having the ability to arbitrarily copy files into, and=20
further manipulate the tarballs made from using `guix pack`.

This would already allow us to build useful container images without=20
having to pull in random blob layers, which is the current state of
affairs with docker. These could then be orchestrated with the many
existing tools, and it would be a big step forward in reproducability=20
and security for that ecosystem.

> There is some overlap with the HPC
> working group, but I think we ought to have one on
> orchestration/provisining/work flows. I am quite keen to have
> something in place in the coming year. I.e., roll out firing up of
> software combinations in isolated environments. Let's keep discussing
> and build up a web page for that.
>=20
> My first provisioning step is to start up a Guix container on a server
> somewhere through a REST API and fire up a script that can run in the
> container.

That all sounds like good ideas to me.

> Pj.

Devan

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