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Re: substitute derivation: also substitute grafts?


From: Ricardo Wurmus
Subject: Re: substitute derivation: also substitute grafts?
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2022 20:27:52 +0200
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Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr> writes:

> Quick note:
>
> On 1 October 2022 17:29:03 UTC, Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net> wrote:
>>If substitutable was merely a hint that a daemon could be free to ignore
>>it wouldn’t be any worse than downloading a substitute vs building
>>something locally.
>
> Substitutability has legal implications in Guix, whether or not it
> shouldn't.  Any 'suggestion' would have to be a third state.  Just
> something to factor into the decision.

Yes, I was about to mention that.

In my scenario I have two machines, one building stuff the other only
substituting.  The serving machine would be the one deciding whether to
enforce substitutability or not.

-- 
Ricardo



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