So this is kinda like using aptitude instead of apt-get on a Debian distro? It still connects to the real nix repos, with their godlike rolling schedules and whatnot?
I'm what you might call a conservative about this sort of thing - I'm not against these side versions, but as long as the majority of the community is using regular nix, the most likely scenario is that I'm gonna stay there as well, strictly because it is easier to find help and guidance from the largest user community.
As long as they are not giving up essential things for their mainstream choice, of course, and it seems to me that nix decides what's mainstream.
I remain a highly enthusiastic #NixOS user but I know I am not the first to complain about their atrocious documentation practices. I am still working on fully understanding the beast, but once I do I expect I'll try to help out with that, as my main contribution.
Main thing is nixos.wiki has to fucking go. It's just fucking embarrassing.
JimmyChezPants 🇨🇦
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