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by ebzzry 4019 days ago
We're using it for servers, laptops, and desktops. I'm using NixOS now on bare metal to compose this message. The system is built like a rock. And oh, managing just a single text file to configure everything is a big plus.

I highly recommend it. :-)
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corobo 4019 days ago
> just a single text file to configure everything is a big plus

What ever happened to Linux folks mocking Windows' registry from back in the day :)

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ebzzry 4019 days ago
Heh. At least, we don't have to have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) anymore navigating down the registry tree. It's a completely different story though, if one is going to edit the complete .reg dump, and import the settings from there.
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agumonkey 4019 days ago
The windows registry is a tad more complex. It's funny a while back Arch main selling point was single point of .. config too. Now it's systemd fine grained graph of .service. But nix being built by language designers, I guess abstraction and reuse will stay baked in.
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digi_owl 4018 days ago
They recreated it 20 times over in the name of modernity.
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