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@MikeLevin • 6 months ago I'm a daily NixOS user who never got bit by that Arch bug. My opinion is that NixOS is like taking a stand against software regression. You never have to have that feeling of a fresh install of a system because your configuration is particularly well aged and already settled into. An old comfortable environment travels with you without any repetitious server build steps. Home travels with you across hardware.
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@hyperefract • 5 months ago (edited) I think the actual real problem of nixos is that it does not have a good user manual that properly walks the user through necessary concepts and general system administration. It doesn't even have a good wiki like the arch wiki or gentoo wiki. In absence of both, all ...
@MikeLevin • 6 months ago I'm a daily NixOS user who never got bit by that Arch bug. My opinion is that NixOS is like taking a stand against software regression. You never have to have that feeling of a fresh install of a system because your configuration is particularly well aged and already settled into. An old comfortable environment travels with you without any repetitious server build steps. Home travels with you across hardware.
Legit criticism:
@hyperefract • 5 months ago (edited) I think the actual real problem of nixos is that it does not have a good user manual that properly walks the user through necessary concepts and general system administration. It doesn't even have a good wiki like the arch wiki or gentoo wiki. In absence of both, all nixos offers in guiding the user is scattered pieces of info sometimes outdated or dependent on you actually reading through .nix files to get a grasp on how to package and modify to your needs.