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Hi guix!

I have a more conceptual question than technical. I am really curious about u=
nikernels and I know there is work to support the Hurd. So my thinking is: w=
ould it be possible to make a build and deployment system for unikernels? Ad=
vantages I see coming from guix are provenance tracking built in, a growing s=
upport for deployment systems and standardized build environments and steps.=
 Major caveats are that I=E2=80=99m quite unfamiliar with virtualization tec=
hnology and unikernels. They just are so tempting to me.=20

Thanks!

John=