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by matthewsh 266 days ago
I've had NixOS on a list to give it a shot one day when I wanna tinker on a weekend project, it's been on that list for quite some time now and just haven't had time for it. I hear good things about the project when I ask other devs, but all I read these days about Nix is about infighting, politics, global bans, governance wrongdoings, and drama.

From the outside, this concerns me for the longevity of the project. I'm sure if it makes it through it could be better for it; but it is concerning and makes me push it further down the list to try.
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microtonal 266 days ago
You should try it. Nix/NixOS/nixpkgs is really great and if you are just a user or do occasional PRs, you are unlikely to be affected by anything.
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matthewsh 265 days ago
I worry though as politics and the way the org is run can impact the end user; maybe not today, but in a year. That's my concern with these style projects, there seems to be no real leader. Say what you will about Linus Torvalds, and there's a lot to be said, he really does care about the quality of the project.
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xupybd 265 days ago
Most of the pain in Nix is about getting applications to run and navigating the documentation or lack thereof.

The politics has never impacted me as a nix user.

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