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Contributing to Nixpkgs, NixVim with Gaétan Lepage
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commits?author=GaetanLepagehttps://github.com/nix-community/nixvimhttps://ensimag.grenoble-inp.fr/enhttps://github.com/nix-community/nixvim/commits?author=traxyshttps://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/unstable/#pythonhttps://nix.dev/guides/recipes/python-environment.htmlhttps://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/Pythonhttps://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/00c24cc9cabab1bb8828311a670242ac80dd2ac5/pkgs/development/python-modules/torchhttps://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/JAXhttps://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/00c24cc9cabab1bb8828311a670242ac80dd2ac5/pkgs/development/python-modules/jaxhttps://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/Tensorflowhttps://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/00c24cc9cabab1bb8828311a670242ac80dd2ac5/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflowhttps://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/00c24cc9cabab1bb8828311a670242ac80dd2ac5/pkgs/development/python-modules/protobufhttps://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/157398https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/pull/166https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/pull/140Some recent contributions by Gaétanhttps://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/362844https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/363751https://github.com/Mic92/nixpkgs-review/pull/440https://github.com/NixOS/nixfmthttps://github.com/nix-community/nix-inithttps://github.com/ekala-projecthttps://github.com/jonringerhttps://github.com/nrdxphttps://github.com/nix-community/nixvimhttps://github.com/nix-community/home-managerPedro Alveshttps://github.com/pta2002https://github.com/traxyshttps://github.com/MattSturgeonhttps://github.com/khanelimanhttps://github.com/nix-community/nixvim/graphs/contributorsNixvim: Configure Neovim with the power of Nix (NeovimConf 2023): https://youtu.be/GOe0C7Qtypk?si=T9gd0evaS8W3HvG-```nix run github:mightyiam/infra#nixvim```https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvimhttps://github.com/nvim-neorocks/lz.nGenerated chapters:00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest06:15 Understanding NixOS Use Cases11:53 The Contribution Process Explained25:22 Nixpkgs Review Tool and CI Challenges34:26 Infrastructure and CI Limitations38:37 Transitioning to GitHub Actions45:07 Multi-System Evaluation Explained50:32 Contributions to Python Packages58:08 Challenges in Nix Packages01:02:27 Recent Progress in Nixpkgs01:07:53 NixVim Features and Benefits01:11:22 Gaétan's Involvement in NixVim01:19:33 NixVim: Configuration vs Distribution01:23:44 NixVim Options and Flexibility01:26:27 Plugin Management in NixVim01:29:27 Settings and Configuration Options01:32:06 Keeping Up with Plugin Changes01:37:24 User Contributions and Community Engagement01:44:13 Future Perspectives for NixVim
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Formatting Nixpkgs with Silvan Mosberger
https://www.youtube.com/@molybdenumsoftwarehttps://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/pull/101https://github.com/NixOS/nixfmtnixfmt created by https://serokell.io/https://github.com/nix-community/nixpkgs-fmthttps://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/pull/166https://github.com/kamadorueda/alejandrahttps://piegames.de/https://github.com/0x4A6Fhttps://github.com/tomberekhttps://github.com/dasJhttps://nixos.org/community/teams/formatting/https://github.com/numtide/treefmthttps://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/322537https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/322537#issuecomment-2532934880https://www.tweag.io/https://antithesis.com/https://hintjens.gitbooks.io/social-architecture/content/chapter4.htmlhttps://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.mdhttps://moduscreate.com/Auto-generated chapters:00:00 Introduction and Background01:44 The Journey to Standardized Formatting06:17 The Evolution of RFC 101 to 16611:22 The Role of the Shepherd Team15:59 Defining the Formatting Rules19:51 Finalizing the RFC and Implementation25:01 Implementation Insights and Challenges27:23 Finalizing the Formatter and Addressing Issues30:09 Tree-Wide Reformatting: Strategies and Challenges34:15 Ensuring Consistency in Formatting38:54 Future Plans for Formatting and Maintenance46:51 Enhancing PR Review Processes49:28 Streamlining Local Formatting with treefmt53:14 Managing Version Control and Formatting Conflicts55:45 The Role of the Formatting Team57:16 Exploring Linting and Future Maintenance01:01:02 Automation and Community Contributions01:04:10 C4 Guidelines for Effective PR Reviews01:07:30 The Future of Documentation and Automation01:10:15 Motivation Behind Community Contributions
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Nix 2.25.3 with Jacek Galowicz
https://github.com/NixOS/nix/releases/tag/2.25.3
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Trust in Nix with Martin Schwaighofer
https://fulltimenix.com/episodes/martin-schwaighofer-steering-committee-candidatehttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rdriley/487/papers/Thompson_1984_ReflectionsonTrustingTrust.pdfhttps://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgshttps://oxide.computer/https://github.com/nix-community/lanzabootehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFI#Secure_BootNixCon2024 rebuilding builders instead of trusting trust https://youtu.be/UlJUpUQc9Lc?si=_EebfQszx062M2mRExtending cloud build systems to eliminate transitive trust:https://discourse.nixos.org/t/extending-cloud-build-systems-to-eliminate-transitive-trust/50841https://scored.dev/https://reproducible-builds.org/Build systems à la carte: Theory and practicehttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-functional-programming/article/build-systems-a-la-carte-theory-and-practice/097CE52C750E69BD16B78C318754C7A4?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=bookmarkImplementing a content-addressed Nix, 2 December 2021 — by Théophane Hufschmitthttps://www.tweag.io/blog/2021-12-02-nix-cas-4/https://github.com/nix-community/trustixhttps://nixos.org/research/00:00 Introduction and Background01:28 Martin's Journey in Computer Science02:57 Compiler Construction Course Insights04:20 The Concept of Self-Compiling Compilers07:10 Hiding stuff in the compiler08:47 Trusting Trust: Compiler Security Issues09:58 Nix and Build Process Management12:09 Bootstrapping and Auditing in Nixpkgs13:21 Trust in Software and Hardware Security18:01 Secure Boot and Its Implications20:39 Scenario: Government Agency Targeting22:15 More on boot security28:09 The Role of Secure Boot and Measured Boot29:52 Measured boot35:13 Democratizing Trust with Remote Attestation36:11 Raising the bar on security39:31 Research Directions in Supply Chain Security47:34 Enhancing Nix for Security and Efficiency50:20 Understanding Reproducibility in Build Processes53:13 Navigating Trust and Threat Models in Nix53:22 Identifying Gaps in Nix's Trust Mechanisms56:48 Attribution and Trust in Build Systems01:05:35 Distinguishing Between Input and Content Addressing in Nix01:06:38 Nix store hashes 01:12:52 The Challenges of Content Addressing01:14:04 Self-References and Their Implications01:20:24 Trust and Attribution in Build Processes01:24:31 Future Directions for Nix and Content Addressing01:30:00 Sponsoring opportunitySponsor:
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Nix 2.25.0, 2.25.1, 2.25.2 with Jacek Galowicz
https://github.com/NixOS/nix/releases/tag/2.25.0https://github.com/NixOS/nix/releases/tag/2.25.1https://github.com/NixOS/nix/releases/tag/2.25.2
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