[Nix-dev] Nix Infographics?

[Rok Garbas]

Hi Matan,

That would very nice! Maybe we can also print a batch of postcards
with (part of) this infographic and some instructions how to get
started on the otherside.

lp rok

On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 3:39 PM, Matan Shenhav <matan at fluxcraft.net> wrote:
> Thank you Sander, that is helpful, but certainly on the advanced side of the
> pool.
>
> I would love to see more basic diagrams too, so a single infographic can
> give a newcomer an overview of the whole ecosystem.
>
>
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> Matan Bendix Shenhav
> Chief Science Officer
> Fluxcraft
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> ---- On Wed, 23 Nov 2016 15:57:22 +0200Sander van der Burg
> <svanderburg at gmail.com> wrote ----
>
> I once created such a picture for my PhD dissertation (augmented with some
> of my own tools) a couple of years ago, but it's somewhat outdated. For
> example, at that time NixOps was still known as Charon.
> A brief summary can be found here:
> http://sandervanderburg.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-reference-architecture-for.html
>
> On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 1:46 PM, Matan Shenhav <matan at fluxcraft.net> wrote:
>
>
> Dear Nixperts,
>
> As a novice I have a hard time visualizing the relationships between various
> aspects of the Nix ecosystem. Are there any existing graphical overviews of
> the Nix ecosystem?
>
> If not, I volunteer to produce a series of diagrams and infographics
> publishable in the documentation (I have a background in graphic design).
>
> To do so I need a little help from you guys:
>
> Sketch diagram proposals by pen, photograph/scan them, and send them back on
> this thread for comments.
> I will combine these into a series of diagrams that can be embedded in the
> documentation, also submitting them here for comments.
> Finally, I will combine the whole series into a single infographic overview
> of the Nix ecosystem.
>
> These are my naive ideas about what could be helpful diagrams, feel free to
> propose an alternative scheme:
>
> Anatomy of Nix Expressions.
> The relationships between basic components such packages, channels, and
> environments.
> The relationships between Nix, NixOS, Nixpkgs and NixOps.
> Overview of the community development lifecycle, and relationship between
> the various official channels/repos.
> Examples of operational workflows, configuration/package structures, etc.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Matan
>
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> Matan Bendix Shenhav
> Chief Science Officer
> Fluxcraft
> +358 (0)45 6 135 315
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