[Nix-dev] [Bachelors Thesis] Studi-Cloud VMs managing with Nix?

[Matthias Beyer]

On 11-12-2015 15:56:00, Marc Weber wrote:
> 
> But serausly, if the profs need etiher mysql or postgresql why not put
> both on one iso and be done? Should students switch isos if they "happen
> to require the other software .." ?

Because we would have N different ISOs flying around. Each Prof needs
another custom image, and having N configuration.nix vs. having N
vm.iso flying around ... is a deal, actually.

> 
> Because nixos can "switch configurations" there are more options: use
> usb sticks, then each prof can provide his config and students can
> update their 'usb clone' fast because only differences will be fetched
> (doing as much sharing on the stick as possible).
> 

We cannot expect the profs to write .nix files.

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Matthias Beyer

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