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Have @puck insert the super secret sample into the broadcast.
Welcome fellow nixers to NixCon 2020 Online Edition. Please welcome your host WORLDofPEACE!
WORLDofPEACE
Hello everyone, I'm soo happy to be here
My name is WORLDofPEACE, and I will be your MC for this conference.
A little about me, if you're not already familiar from interacting with the NixOS community:
And lastly, just generally within the NixOS community, I try to be a leader and show everyone path ways to kind and compassionate
interaction. And from the response I've gotten I'd like to consider myself a very welcomed, accepted, and appreciated member.
I try my best to return everything I've been given ten fold. Leaving as many sparkles behind as possible.
With my introduction out of the way, let's talk about the intentions behind why we're all here today.
NixCon is a conference to share the joy that Nix has given us. Whether its in your personal projects, using it at work, or just being
a part of the community. I've heard so many stories and I've never seen a community having such an impact on people personally.
There's really something special here, and today is our opportunity to also broadcast that as far as possible.
Though, usually we'd be doing this all in person. An event for people to gather and actually see and hear these people as a tangible experience.
Unfortunately, this year it wasn't a feasible option with all the travel rescrictions because of the impact of Covid-19.
But I don't take this as a tragedy at all, and I'll tell you why you shouldn't either.
I see it like, having this conference in an online setting is just another option, and like anything, it will have its upsides and its downsides.
While it may come with not being able to share a physical presense, this gives an opportunity to those
who can't travel internationally the ability to participate. And for those who can travel, you're going to have access to this
event without needing to board a plane, or trying to navigate a country that may not be familiar to you.
This is anytime access without any giant carbon emission. I hope everyone can see this as a great opportunity.
Let's also take this moment, collectively, to release any attachment you have on the outcome of this event.
Me and the organizers have done the maximum amount of planning that we could do, but even then we can't control everything.
And neither can you, whether you're a speaker focusing on the delivery of your talk, a viewer hoping for an experience similar to that of a physical NixCon,
or my dear organizers who so greatly just want things to work out smoothly. These are many variables but they're all free to mutate. And maybe it's cool to be mutant.
So instead, please turn your focus onto the process. This is for us. Let's all be selfish, because it's okay to be selfish, and share this fun together.
We get to create this singularly defined moment together, travelling out into the internet and onto the minds of others. It's always up to you what something means,
and for something to feel special it has mean something special to you.
I really hope you all consider this at heart, and just surrender and undo. And just let it mean something special to you.
Describe features of the conference
We have talks with Q&A's that are five minutes long. And the talk duration is about 20 but people might eat into their Q&A time
talks will have QA
participate in IRC and Jitsi
if you experience technical difficulties, contact @nbathum
breakout rooms
@nbathum, our moderator, is going to be sharing breakout room links for each talk when the end.
Viewers
organizers
sponsors
Speaker Name: Eelco Dolstra
Pronouns: He/Him
Talk Name: Nix modules: Improving Nix's discoverability and usability
Topic of the talk:
Nix's configuration language is quite powerful, but suffers from a
lack of discoverability, usability and consistency. In this talk, Eelco will describe
an experimental Nix module system that provides a consistent,
discoverable mechanism to write configurations such as packages and
NixOS systems, and show how this enables a better user experience for
both new and advanced users.
Speaker Background:
@speaker:
shares their presentation and begins talk.
@moderator: 5 minutes warning for normal talk time (ending at T+20 minutes, for 5 minutes QA)
If speaker is not done have @moderator signal privately
You're into your Q&A time now
They can continue through Q&A time a bit if they insist.
@worldofpeace: thanks speaker and invites questions
@moderator: Gather these questions into a pad for WORLDofPEACE to see
@worldofpeace Read off questions from pad to speaker.
If conversation is active it is okay to go over by a minute or three.
People can put clapping emojis 👏 or loud clapping noises into the chat.
Mention the five minute break also.
https://jitsi.nixcon.org/nix-modules
Speaker Name: Yisroel Newmark
Pronouns: They/Them (confirm preference?)
Talk Name: An Intellegient System to Recommend Configurations
Topic of the talk:
The idea of recommending configurations automatically, as well as its applications and challenges, as well as how it functions within the larger community.
Speaker Background:
Annecdotal Information (if applicable):
Yisroel Newmark is presenting “An intellient System to Recommend Configuration” and it centers on the idea of
recommending NixOS configurations automatically, the applications and challenges of doing this, and how this
could function in the coummunity at large.
And I’m also pleased to say this talk will have a live demonstration.
Also, if you were wondering how Yisroel got into NixOS, (they?), have been a linux enthusiast since (what year?) and
one day became enamored with the declarative control that NixOS has.
@speaker:
shares their presentation and begins their talk.
@moderator: 5 minutes warning for normal talk time (ending at T+20 minutes, for 5 minutes QA)
If speaker is not done have @moderator signal privately
You're into your Q&A time now
They can continue through Q&A time a bit if they insist.
@worldofpeace thanks speaker and invites questions
@moderator:
Gather these questions into a pad for WORLDofPEACE to see
@worldofpeace Read off questions from pad to speaker.
If conversation is active it's up to @worldofpeace to go over a minute or three.
People can put clapping emojis 👏 or loud clapping noises into the chat.
https://jitsi.nixcon.org/intelligent-system
We have a five minute break between talks.
Speaker Name: Gabriel Volpe
Pronouns: They/them (confirm preference?)
Talk Name: Nix at Chatroulette v2
Topic of the talk:
This talk is going to interest people who would like to make their job and the
lives of people at their workplace better with Nix.
And would like to convince their employer and colleagues that using Nix is a good idea.
Gabriel will be going through (their?) experience on how (they?) did exactly this working at Chatroulette.
Speaker Background:
Annecdotal Information (if applicable):
Girl the background is enough.
@speaker:
shares their presentation and begins their talk.
@moderator: 5 minutes warning for normal talk time (ending at T+20 minutes, for 5 minutes QA)
If speaker is not done have @moderator signal privately
You're into your Q&A time now
They can continue through Q&A time a bit if they insist.
@worldofpeace thanks speaker and invites questions
@moderator:
Gather these questions into a pad for WORLDofPEACE to see
@worldofpeace Read off questions from pad to speaker.
If conversation is active it's up to @worldofpeace to go over a minute or three.
People can put clapping emojis 👏 or loud clapping noises into the chat.
The room key is chatroulette. And I will be forcing all you speakers in there.
TO ASK A QUESTION DURING QA, JOIN #nixcon-qa … then ping nbathum for your question
We have a five minute break between talks.
https://jitsi.nixcon.org/chatroulette
And mention u can put hexadecimal if ur nonbinary
Speaker Name: Alexander Bantyev
Pronouns: They/Them
Talk Name: Nix Flakes in Production: What, Why, and How
Topic of the talk:
Alexander’s experience using Nix Flakes in production at Serokell.
they've been using Nix there for over 5 years and they’ve? just started their
internal effort to use Flakes in build infrastructure and projects.
This talk is going to have a refresher on what Flakes are, so if you’ve
been confused by them here’s your chance to learn, have explained why Flakes are soo
promising, and just sharing general experiences and advise on the matter.
@speaker:
shares their presentation and begins their talk.
@moderator: 5 minutes warning for normal talk time (ending at T+20 minutes, for 5 minutes QA)
If speaker is not done have @moderator signal privately
You're into your Q&A time now
They can continue through Q&A time a bit if they insist.
@worldofpeace thanks speaker and invites questions
@moderator:
Gather these questions into a pad for WORLDofPEACE to see
@worldofpeace Read off questions from pad to speaker.
If conversation is active it's up to @worldofpeace to go over a minute or three.
People can put clapping emojis 👏 or loud clapping noises into the chat.
We have a five minute break between talks.
https://jitsi.nixcon.org/flakes-production
This is the end of this block. We have a 1.5 hour break.
In the meantime you can get away from the computer a bit
or if you want to stay here and hang out there is always
{list of platforms & places to hang out}
We'll be back at {Block 2 Start}. Bye!
How do we keep broadcasting but with a different background saying we're taking break for x minutes?
@puck How do we do this in a way that's similar to youtube's "Queue" feature?
food break. 1.5 hours
due to logistical issues,
Our break is extended,
Domen's talk will start at it's currently scheduled time
We'll be back at 14:45 UTC (approximately two hours from now)
Hello again everyone.
We're back and kicking off the second half of today's conference.
In case you've forgotten, here's a quick recap of the logistics of the conference:
We have 5 more talks today. They are 25 minutes, and the last 5 minutes of the talk speakers will have a short Q&A, but it's possible
that speakers could eat into that time.
The main way to particpate in the talk would be directing a question to a speaker during the Q&A.
You can do this by asking your question in #nixcon-qa, and @nbathum (our mod), will feed those to me so I can direct it to the speaker.
The main #nixcon channel is just for general and won't be watched for questions.
There are also breakout rooms for each talk and we'll be forcing our speakers to move into these rooms after their talk ends.
Those will be announced at the closing of talks and linked by @nbathum in #nixcon on Freenode. And you can continue to have further discussions
with them there if possible.
And lastly if you experience any technical difficulties please contact @nbathum in a PM and he will try his best to get back to you.
Thank you 'adjective' viewers, speakers, and sponsors!
Tweag is a global research and development team for hire, applying innovative
computer science techniques to help its clients improve software speed, reliability and reproducibility.
Tweag invests heavily in Nix, employing some of its leading contributors and directly
funding new tools and features. In 2020 alone, this has included work on Flakes, NixOps 2.0,
poetry2nix, software heritage integration, the website redesign, and content-addressed storage.
Follow the Tweag blog and Twitter account to keep up to date with the team’s work, or get in touch with them at tweag.io!
Domen would prefer if he could answer question interactively during the talk.
Speaker Name: Domen Kozar
Pronouns: He/Him
Talk Name: How to change nix ecosystem to become mainstream
Topic:
We'll first dive into why this matters for the community. Then we'll take a look at current roadblocks and possible solutions to them.
Annecdotal Information (if applicable):
He decided to be a programmer instead of a gamer. Nix was the better option.
@speaker:
shares their presentation and begins their talk.
@moderator: 5 minutes warning for normal talk time (ending at T+20 minutes, for 5 minutes QA)
If conversation is active it's up to @worldofpeace to go over a minute or three.
People can put clapping emojis 👏 or loud clapping noises into the chat.
https://jitsi.nixcon.org/change-ecosystem
We have a five minute break between talks.
!!! THIS TALK IS PRERECORDED
Speaker Name: Aden Seaman
Pronouns: He/Him
Talk Name:
Topic of the talk:
In this talk Aden will discuss what we do at Yakkertech, some of the software
and computer-related challenges that this brings, the aspects of NixOS that help
us address these challenges and why we chose it, how we use it in practice, and our experience of having used it.
Speaker Background:
@speaker:
shares their presentation and begins their talk.
@moderator: 5 minutes warning for normal talk time (ending at T+20 minutes, for 5 minutes QA)
If speaker is not done have @moderator signal privately
You're into your Q&A time now
They can continue through Q&A time a bit if they insist.
@worldofpeace thanks speaker and invites questions
@moderator:
Gather these questions into a pad for WORLDofPEACE to see
@worldofpeace Read off questions from pad to speaker.
If conversation is active it's up to @worldofpeace to go over a minute or three.
People can put clapping emojis 👏 or loud clapping noises into the chat.
https://jitsi.nixcon.org/remote-deployments
We have a five minute break between talks.
!!! THIS TALK IS PRERECORD
Speaker Name: Daniel Fullmer
Pronouns: He/Him
Talk Name: Robotnix - Build Android (AOSP) using Nix
Topic of the talk:
Robotnix enables a user to build Android (AOSP) images using the Nix package manager.
AOSP projects often contain long and complicated build instructions requiring a variety of tools for fetching source code and executing the build.
Speaker Background:
@speaker:
shares their presentation and begins their talk.
@moderator: 5 minutes warning for normal talk time (ending at T+20 minutes, for 5 minutes QA)
If speaker is not done have @moderator signal privately
You're into your Q&A time now
They can continue through Q&A time a bit if they insist.
@worldofpeace thanks speaker and invites questions
@moderator:
Gather these questions into a pad for WORLDofPEACE to see
@worldofpeace Read off questions from pad to speaker.
If conversation is active it's up to @worldofpeace to go over a minute or three.
People can put clapping emojis 👏 or loud clapping noises into the chat.
https://jitsi.nixcon.org/robotnix
We have a five minute break between talks.
Speaker Name: Marc Schmitt
Pronouns: He/Him
Talk Name: Bringing NixOS to my school
Topic of the talk:
The presentation will start with a current state of our learning infrastructure running on Arch Linux, the challenges we face with it, the up- and downsides of migrating to NixOS and what has already been done.
EPITA, a French school of engineers in computer science, is bringing NixOS to its students. Here is a presentation of the challenges of maintaining an infrastructure of more than 800 machines used by students.
Speaker Background:
Annecdotal Information (if applicable):
This is Marc's first time speaking at a conference. Let's all make this a warm experience for him.
@speaker:
shares their presentation and begins their talk.
@moderator: 5 minutes warning for normal talk time (ending at T+20 minutes, for 5 minutes QA)
If speaker is not done have @moderator signal privately
You're into your Q&A time now
They can continue through Q&A time a bit if they insist.
@worldofpeace thanks speaker and invites questions
@moderator:
Gather these questions into a pad for WORLDofPEACE to see
@worldofpeace Read off questions from pad to speaker.
If conversation is active it's up to @worldofpeace to go over a minute or three.
People can put clapping emojis 👏 or loud clapping noises into the chat.
https://jitsi.nixcon.org/to-school
We have a five minute break between talks.
Speaker Name: Farid Zakira
Pronouns: He/Him
Talk Name: Nix in the Java ecosystem
Topic of the talk:
Java is one of the most popular languages, however there is a fragmented and incomplete solution when it comes to tooling available by NixPkgs.
This talk will go over the current state of affairs (what's available today), what's so difficult about Java compared to other supported languages
in NixPkgs, and a proposed solution aimed at filling the gap.
Speaker Background:
@speaker:
shares their presentation and begins their talk.
@moderator: 5 minutes warning for normal talk time (ending at T+20 minutes, for 5 minutes QA)
If speaker is not done have @moderator signal privately
You're into your Q&A time now
They can continue through Q&A time a bit if they insist.
@worldofpeace thanks speaker and invites questions
@moderator:
Gather these questions into a pad for WORLDofPEACE to see
@worldofpeace Read off questions from pad to speaker.
If conversation is active it's up to @worldofpeace to go over a minute or three.
People can put clapping emojis 👏 or loud clapping noises into the chat.
https://jitsi.nixcon.org/java-ecosystem
We have a five minute break between talks.
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