Re: Guix as GSOC Project

[Ashish Gupta <ashmew2@gmail.com>]

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Thanks for the suggestion Karloskar , I'll surely start with Scheme soon.

Hello Ludovic,

I have gone through the manual ( a few pages as of now),and have downloaded
the source ball from the HTTP server.

My exams are going on right now , i have one on 24th April , and the next
on 3rd May, so would it be okay if i start full throttle with the
application after 24th April ? (26 hours after the time at which im writing
this mail).

I have gone through the idea list on
http://www.gnu.org/software/soc-projects/ideas-2013.html#guix, and the
ideas i wish to work on are ,

*Package Management through emacs.*
Since i use emacs time and again, it'll be much nicer if i was say hacking
away at a piece of code and it required some libraries, maybe the package
manager could be made to parse the INSTALL/README files automatically and
then find the required packages you need for that source ball you'll be
compiling from later(I can elaborate on this a bit more).

*Packaging a Modern Desktop environment in GNU Guix.*
Guix needs a DE, i would suggest LXDE as the first step because it's light
weight and options for switching between them can also be added later, so
this project has a lot of future scope.

*Another idea i had was about a Hotspot access point (Wireless).*
Would this be a good place to discuss it ?

The best part is that I'll be having a summer break from 27th May (the date
when volunteers are announced) to 18th June. In those 20 days, i can do a
lot of learning about whatever will be relevant. And after the college
starts i can spend at least 35-40 hours a week working on the project i
will be assigned.

As i already mentioned, my exams are going on right now,
Would it be acceptable if my application proposal is a bit late than 24th
May (3 days at MAX).

Thanks for the patience while reading this,
Looking forward to replies,

Ashish


On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 3:27 AM, Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> wrote:

> Hi Ashish,
>
> Thanks for your interest in GNU & Guix!
>
> First I would suggest you look at http://gnu.org/s/guix and the manual
> referred to from there to familiarize yourself with Guix, if you haven’t
> already.  Trying to install the system and report any problems that you
> have may also be a good starting point.
>
> Guix is written in Scheme.  You don’t need to be a Scheme wizard to hack
> on it, but I’d recommend looking at the code, and perhaps reading a bit
> about Scheme and Guile to get a feel.
>
> Last but not least, among the ideas listed at
> <http://www.gnu.org/software/soc-projects/ideas-2013.html#guix>, which
> one would you like to work on?  Or would you like to add one?
>
> Happy hacking!
>
> Ludo’.
>

Learn Scheme then! :) Great language google SICP. Also im no dev.

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