[nvarsj]

Oh definitely. The whole concept of immutable OS management - this stuff all comes from NixOS's influence. You see it in Silverblue for example, and other mainstream distros. They are a pale imitation but the influence is there.

[agumonkey]

There's also the reproducible build effort, which is somehow more parallel to nix, or cross pollinating than influenced.. but same spirit (and great work by lunar and his friends)