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23 Feb 2026
@akjflare:matrix.orgakjflareHi everyone! I'm Alan, an undergraduate EE student in the Bay who has some experience in software dev. I'm currently working on various embedded systems and basic computer graphics, but I also have some higher-level projects under my belt. I've been a NixOS user for a little over a year now (so I am of course familiar with Nix), and I was quite interested in the issue surrounding setting up profile pictures declaratively. I encountered this issue myself as a user, but I elected to simply ignore it. I actually do have an idea to solve this, which involves storing the image file into the Nix store, then symlinking it into accountsservice/icons. Of course, I would need some more time to develop this solution, as I am unfamiliar with large codebases such as that of NixOS. Here's my GitHub account, feel free to take a look :D https://github.com/al-nf03:51:17
@akjflare:matrix.orgakjflare* Hi everyone! I'm Alan, an undergraduate EE student in the Bay who has some experience in software dev. I'm currently working on various embedded systems and basic computer graphics, but I also have some higher-level projects under my belt. I've been a NixOS user for a little over a year now (so I am of course familiar with Nix), and I was quite interested in the issue surrounding setting up profile pictures declaratively. I encountered this issue myself as a user, but I elected to simply go with the default grey profile picture. I actually do have an idea to solve this, which involves storing the image file into the Nix store, then symlinking it into accountsservice/icons. Of course, I would need some more time to develop this solution, as I am unfamiliar with large codebases such as that of NixOS. Here's my GitHub account, feel free to take a look :D https://github.com/al-nf03:55:05
@akjflare:matrix.orgakjflare* Hi everyone! I'm Alan, an undergraduate EE student in the Bay who has some experience in software dev. I'm currently working on various embedded systems and basic computer graphics, but I also have some higher-level projects under my belt. I've been a NixOS user for a little over a year now (so I am of course familiar with Nix), and I was quite interested in the issue surrounding setting up profile pictures declaratively. I encountered this issue myself as a user, but I elected to simply go with the default grey profile picture. I actually do have an idea to solve this, which involves storing the image file into the Nix store, then symlinking it into accountsservice/icons. I was also thinking about doing this with desktop wallpapers. Of course, I would need some more time to develop this solution, as I am unfamiliar with large codebases such as that of NixOS. Here's my GitHub account, feel free to take a look :D https://github.com/al-nf03:55:48
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@devprashant__19:matrix.orgDev PrashantAfter going through it....... I'm really interested in contributing to the Security Tracker Improvements project for GSoC! Building scalable full-stack apps and tweaking UIs is exactly what I love doing, so tackling the tracker's backend workflows and frontend fixes sounds like a perfect fit. If there are any good first issues or specific parts of the codebase you'd recommend checking out first, I'm ready to dive in.11:29:38
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24 Feb 2026
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@shmwot:matrix.orgcatsarecuteHey! I'm a math undergrad and have been using NixOS for around 3 years now. Haven't really gotten into properly configuring stuff on my own until last year though. I primarily work with haskell and a lot of packages seem to be broken and this is a well documented issue. I'm considering this for a GSoC proposal and would love some guidance. 08:58:43
@shmwot:matrix.orgcatsarecute* Hey! I'm a math undergrad and have been using NixOS for around 3 years now. Haven't really gotten into properly configuring stuff on my own until last year though. I primarily work with haskell and a lot of packages seem to be broken and this is a well documented issue. I'm considering working on this for a GSoC proposal and would love some guidance. 08:59:01
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