From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Thompson Subject: Re: Codefest 2014 Cambridge, MA Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 12:48:28 -0400 Message-ID: <8738enek6b.fsf@izanagi.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> References: <1403854867-16478-1-git-send-email-jmd@gnu.org> <87ionmen6p.fsf@gnu.org> <20140629105951.GA29814@thebird.nl> <8761jjeubh.fsf@izanagi.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> <20140629154905.GA31375@thebird.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:57795) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1X1IHZ-0004EP-IG for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Jun 2014 12:48:55 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1X1IHI-0008P5-Dt for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Jun 2014 12:48:49 -0400 Received: from na3sys009aog127.obsmtp.com ([74.125.149.107]:38648) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1X1IHI-0008P1-6c for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Jun 2014 12:48:32 -0400 Received: by mail-qg0-f53.google.com with SMTP id i50so1153693qgf.26 for ; Sun, 29 Jun 2014 09:48:30 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20140629154905.GA31375@thebird.nl> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Pjotr Prins Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org Pjotr Prins writes: > On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 09:09:22AM -0400, David Thompson wrote: >> I live in Somerville. I might be able to join in on the 9th, but I'm >> busy on the 10th.n > > That would be great! Also for some advocacy. :) >> Could you elaborate more on how Guix relates to this event? > > For biomedical and biological purposes, Cloudbiolinux packages > software. Mostly .deb, homebrew and ad hoc scripts. I have been a Nix > fan for a long time and I think Guix is just the right way forward > (Nix expressions are somehow a little too foreign for many people, I > have found). Oh, neat. Yes, I find that using a general purpose language like Guile is much better than inventing a special language. > It would make sense to move some of the Cloudbiolinux related > packaging to Guix. There will be quite a few good people who are > working on software deployment, so please hop over if you can! There > are 50-60 programmers coming to the hackathon. Since it's a Wednesday, I'll be working at the FSF office during the day. Does the hackathon continue into the night? If I can be useful, I can try to join in after work. -- David Thompson Web Developer - Free Software Foundation - http://fsf.org GPG Key: 0FF1D807 Support the FSF: https://fsf.org/donate