# SCaLEing Nix

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/554/
> We're on the ground live at NixCon and SCaLE. We catch up with old friends, and discover how Nix is devouring the Linux world one function at a time.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 554
- Date: 2024-03-17
- Hosts: chris, wes, brent
- Guests: daphne-muller, eelco-dolstra, jos-poortvliet, jeff, wimpy, kernellinux, rokgarbas, ron-efroni, ross-turk, ryanlahfa, zach-mitchell
- Duration: 01:29:10
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/4367c38a-a954-4de1-a94d-e0d31558224d.mp3



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### Episode Links

  * [SCaLE Network Infrastructure](https://github.com/socallinuxexpo/scale-network "socallinuxexpo/scale-network") — SCaLE's on-site expo network configurations, server deployment(NixOS), wifi(Openwrt), tooling, and scripts
  * [SCaLE Kiosk](https://github.com/socallinuxexpo/scale-kiosk "socallinuxexpo/scale-kiosk") — SCaLE's signage and registration client NixOS Raspberry Pi image
  * [nix-community/lanzaboote](https://github.com/nix-community/lanzaboote "nix-community/lanzaboote") — Secure Boot for NixOS
  * [Eelco Dolstra’s PhD Thesis](https://edolstra.github.io/pubs/phd-thesis.pdf "Eelco Dolstra’s PhD Thesis") — The Purely Functional Software Deployment Model
  * [Docker and Nix (DockerCon 2023) \[YouTube\]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l17oRkhgqHE "Docker and Nix (DockerCon 2023) [YouTube]")
  * [Flox](https://flox.dev/ "Flox") — Create development environments with all the dependencies you need and easily share them with colleagues. Work consistently across the entire software lifecycle.
  * [flox on GitHub](https://github.com/flox/flox "flox on GitHub") — Developer environments you can take with you.
  * [Gsettings - Monitor All System Settings Change](https://discourse.gnome.org/t/gsettings-monitor-all-system-settings-change/3699 "Gsettings - Monitor All System Settings Change")
  *   [dconf Reference Manual](https://developer-old.gnome.org/dconf/unstable/dconf-tool.html "dconf Reference Manual")
  * [foss-north](https://foss-north.se/ "foss-north") — foss-north is a free / open source conference covering both software and hardware from the technical perspective. We provide a meeting place for the Nordic foss communities and will bring together great speakers with great audiences.
  * [An Open Letter from NixOS Users Against MIC Sponsorship](https://nixos-users-against-mic-sponsorship.github.io/ "An Open Letter from NixOS Users Against MIC Sponsorship") — Several members of the community are uneasy with the current happenings around the North American Gathering aimed at NixOS Users and its community (also known as NixCon \[sic\] NA).
  * [pjones/plasma-manager](https://github.com/pjones/plasma-manager "pjones/plasma-manager") — Manage KDE Plasma with Home Manager.
  * [Bastard Keyboards](https://bastardkb.com/ "Bastard Keyboards") — Custom-designed split keyboards with feature-full firmware.
  * [Bastardkb on GitHub](https://github.com/Bastardkb/ "Bastardkb on GitHub")
  * [Pick: nix-starter-configs](https://github.com/Misterio77/nix-starter-configs "Pick: nix-starter-configs") — Simple and documented config templates to help you get started with NixOS + home-manager + flakes.