| 27 Mar 2026 |
 vivekanandan_ks | Hi
I'm not against systemd, but it would be nice if we have less reliance on systemd for a static state like user profile picture.
Just my opinion
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| 28 Mar 2026 |
 ADEEBA NIZAM | In reply to @vivekanandan_ks:matrix.org
Hi
I'm not against systemd, but it would be nice if we have less reliance on systemd for a static state like user profile picture.
Just my opinion
Hi, thanks for your feedback!
I’ll explore alternatives like using activation scripts or handling it declaratively within the NixOS module itself.
Really appreciate your suggestion! | 06:53:11 |
| ADEEBA NIZAM | * Hi, thanks for your feedback!
I’ll explore alternatives like using activation scripts or handling it declaratively within the NixOS module itself.
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| 29 Mar 2026 |
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| Jacobus Burger | Hello! | 03:46:33 |
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| Jacobus Burger | hello!
i just learned about GSoC and was hoping i could still get involved if i'm not too late to start? i'm new to Open Source and NixOS (i've used it for about a year now), i'm new to how this process works too, but i am excited to contribute to NixOS because i'm a big fan of NixOS's approach to declarative deterministic packages. i'd be very happy to contribute as part of the GSoC program while i'm in in-between my CS education.
i'd like to "Review Nixpkgs PRs" because that is the project i'm confident i can do the best at! | 06:34:12 |
| Jacobus Burger | * hello!
i just learned about GSoC and was hoping i could still get involved if i'm not too late to start? i'm new to Open Source and NixOS (i've used it for about a year now), i'm new to how this process works too, but i am excited to contribute to NixOS because i'm a big fan of NixOS's approach to declarative deterministic packages. i'd be very happy to contribute as part of the GSoC program while i'm in in-between my CS education.
i'm confident i can do the "Review Nixpkgs PRs" project the best, i have all the tools and skills for it, and i can start small and perhaps even reach a large scale for it (from what i understand it's flexable to that)!
thank you for reading this, i'd love to get started! | 06:36:01 |
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 Clumsily6239 | Hey, I spent the weekend tinkering around, and built a small working prototype for T1 (Evaluation), as I outlined in my proposal. It currently evaluates the packages, and writes it to a JSON file, so that re-evaluation is not necessary again. | 18:42:55 |
 Robert Hensing (roberth) | Forgive my ignorance, but I don't know what T1 (Evaluation) is. Do note that work done before project start will not be considered as GSoC contributions for the purposes of the GSoC evaluation. | 18:46:20 |
| Robert Hensing (roberth) | Coding begins May 25th. Before then, we have project selection in April and community bonding in May | 18:48:00 |
| Clumsily6239 | T1 refers to the Tier 1 part of my proposal, which refers evaluation of packages to find ones that have patches applied. | 18:52:55 |
| Clumsily6239 | and yes, I understand the GSoC rules. I just wanted a small working concept to see if I was going in the right direction. | 18:53:27 |
| Robert Hensing (roberth) | I get the excitement, but that's really not required (mostly addressing others in the room) | 18:56:59 |
| Jacobus Burger | * hello!
i just learned about GSoC and was hoping i could still get involved if i'm not too late to start? i'm new to Open Source and NixOS (i've used it for about a year now), i'm new to how this process works too, but i am excited to contribute to NixOS because i'm a big fan of NixOS's approach to declarative deterministic packages. i'd be very happy to contribute as part of the GSoC program while i'm in-between my CS education.
i'm confident i can do the "Review Nixpkgs PRs" project the best, i have all the tools and skills for it, and i can start small and perhaps even reach a large scale for it (from what i understand it's flexable to that)!
thank you for reading this, i'd love to get started! | 23:13:14 |
| Jacobus Burger | Robert Hensing (roberth): i don't know who else to ask, but is it too late to submit a proposal? | 23:20:16 |
| Jacobus Burger | * hello!
i just learned about GSoC and was hoping i could still get involved if i'm not too late to start? i'm new to Open Source and NixOS (i've used it for about a year now), i'm new to how this process works too, but i am excited to contribute to NixOS because i'm a big fan of its approach to declarative deterministic packages. i'd be overjoyed to have the chance to contribute as part of the GSoC program while i'm in-between my CS education.
i feel very confident that i can exceed with the "Review Nixpkgs PRs" project.
thank you for reading this, i'd love to get started and i hope you'll give me the chance to be a part of this program! | 23:26:21 |
| 30 Mar 2026 |
 Lisanna | I think the last day is March 31 | 00:41:52 |
| Lisanna | So you still have some time | 00:41:57 |
| Robert Hensing (roberth) | March 31 - 18:00 UTC | 01:18:16 |
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 Allan Dinakaran | Hi! I’ve been working on reviewing Nixpkgs PRs and preparing my GSoC proposal.
I recently tested the maddy update (0.8.2 → 0.9.0) by building it with nix build on my system (x86_64-linux). The build succeeded, and I was able to run the binary and explore its functionality.
While testing, I encountered configuration and permission-related issues, which helped me better understand runtime behavior beyond just successful builds.
I’m continuing to improve my testing and review workflow and would appreciate any feedback on how I can make my reviews more useful.
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| Allan Dinakaran | * Hi! I’ve been working on reviewing Nixpkgs PRs and preparing my GSoC proposal.
I recently tested the maddy PR #503383 update (0.8.2 → 0.9.0) by building it with nix build on my system (x86_64-linux). The build succeeded, and I was able to run the binary and explore its functionality.
While testing, I encountered configuration and permission-related issues, which helped me better understand runtime behavior beyond just successful builds.
I’m continuing to improve my testing and review workflow and would appreciate any feedback on how I can make my reviews more useful.
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