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 <[email protected]> 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. > > > * * * * * > > Matan Bendix Shenhav > Chief Science Officer > Fluxcraft > +358 (0)45 6 135 315 > > > ---- On Wed, 23 Nov 2016 15:57:22 +0200Sander van der Burg > <[email protected]> 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 of my own tools) a couple of years ago, but it's somewhat outdated.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 <[email protected]> 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 > > > * * * * * > > Matan Bendix Shenhav > Chief Science Officer > Fluxcraft > +358 (0)45 6 135 315 > > _______________________________________________ > nix-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev > > > > _______________________________________________ > nix-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev > -- Rok Garbas https://garbas.si _______________________________________________ nix-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev
