[bug#63403] [PATCH 1/1] services: wireguard: Implement a dynamic IP monitoring feature.

[Bruno Victal <mirai@makinata.eu>]

Hi Ludo’,

On 2023-05-24 15:53, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> I don’t doubt your script is better (first because it’s in Guile ;-)).
> I’m concerned about adding non-trivial “peripheral” code that we’ll all
> be responsible for going forward (the Jami services pose a similar
> challenge IMO: I experienced first-hand the maintenance burden recently
> when investigating system test failures.)
> 
> So I’m a bit torn.  I sympathize with the need to improve those
> services, but I’m also concerned what will happen if we don’t have clear
> criteria to decide what to take and what to reject.
> 

I think having some “indigenous” guix capabilities is a good idea,
if the guix services are to be something more than a (lossy) scheme
translation of some daemon's configuration file syntax.

IMO as long the feature in question is:
* Not overly tailored to some specific setup scenario.
* Generic (or can be reasonably refactored/extended as needed)
* Improves the overall experience of a service.

It should be acceptable to have it in Guix since it brings more value
to the service subsystem. (rather than require a user to import
$MYSTERY_CHANNEL_FROM_INTERNET_USER_5554$ or reinvent the
ω+1 iteration of the same wheel)


-- 
Furthermore, I consider that nonfree software must be eradicated.

Cheers,
Bruno.