Guix London, 7th meetup

Intro

The next Guix London meetup is scheduled for Monday 11th December, 6 pm London time (i.e. UTC) onward. 😃🤖🌈💻 Join us in person or online, address and link below.

- In person, from 6:00 pm: 20 Farringdon St, EC4A 4AB
- Online, from 6:10 pm: https://meet.jit.si/london-guix-meetup

If you attend in person, please make sure you RSVP and share your full name (or a nickname) so that we can register you at the building's reception.

The main part of the meetup will be an introduction to Guix packages, bags, and derivations, led by Chris Baines. If you have any Guix or Guile related question or topic, there should be the time to talk about that too. All welcome!

Agenda

- Kick-off (~5 mins): The meetup kicks off at 6:10 pm UTC (please arrive at 6:00 pm if you're attending in person, that gives us some leeway to sort access badges and other practicalities out) with a quick round of intros. If you like, you're welcome to briefly introduce yourself now. You're also welcome to jump on and off the call at any time.
- Of packages, bags, and derivations, with Christopher Baines (~30 mins + QA): The concept of software package is at the centre of every distribution and Guix is no different in this regard. However, as a functional package manager, Guix adds a few specific concepts to the mix, such as build system, bag, and derivation. Let's go through these terms together and illustrate them through a series of simple examples. "guix pull" and "guix upgrade" will have no more secrets.
- Open discussion (~30 mins): If you have any Guix related question or idea that you want to share with us, this is a great time to bring it up.

About

For any question, please get in touch via any of the following channels:

- Arun: arunisaac@systemreboot.net
- Fabio: me@fabionatali.com and https://octodon.social/@fabionatali
- Guix Devel mailing list: https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/guix-devel/

Guix London has no official ties with the Guix project. We commit to promote the project and to always operate with the best intentions; any mistake that we might make is due to us, Guix London, not the Guix project.

Code of conduct

We, Guix London's organisers, intend to create an open, friendly, and safe environment where people from the most diverse backgrounds can get together, learn about, teach, and discuss Guix and related topics in a welcoming and constructive way.

To this end, Guix London adheres to the Guix project's official Code of Conduct, as published at this link. Please make sure you familiarise with the document and that you share its principles, before attending our events.

Should you - at any time before, during, or after one of our events - want to raise an issue or discuss any CoC-related topic, please do not hesitate to reach out to the organisers at the contacts below.

- Arun Isaac, arunisaac@systemreboot.net
- Fabio Natali, me@fabionatali.com

Get involved

Should you be interested in becoming a Guix London organiser, please let us know. It'd be great to have you onboard. No previous Guix knowledge is required. If you're interested (or simply want to know more), do not hesitate to reach out to us!

Similarly, if you want to present on any Guix-related topic at one of our events, that's also great. We'd love to hear from you.

Image credits

Logo by Luis Felipe López Acevedo; background image by Taylor Vick on Unsplash.