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Aux.computer: An Alternative to the Nix Ecosystem

by mmarx on 4/29/24, 4:19 PM with 35 comments

  • by YuukiRey on 4/30/24, 8:50 AM

    I believe that it's currently best to wait until everyone has had a chance to cool down a bit and then see what state the original Nix project is in. There has certainly been a lot of drama and I don't think it's just a vocal minority that's making the news here, but I also believe that long running open source projects like Nix are pretty resilient. Some folks will leave, some will come back, constructive changes can be made and hopefully we'll all be able to reconcile as much of our differences as is necessary to resume work and collaboration.

  • by mtndew4brkfst on 5/1/24, 12:45 PM

    The thing that could immediately doom any Nix fork was how many people saw a general movement towards that, and then decided this was their moment to champion whatever pet axe-to-grind they have with the original projects, no matter whether it was technical, social, ideological. They often share these concerns as a criteria they would need in order to adopt or contribute to a fork.

    Many such wishes I've seen proposed are big departures and would alienate different sets of people, or pose notable practical/logistical challenges to fulfill. Resources and time are already going to be stretched super thin as it is.

    The early days of a community fork, and establishing a sense of fresh unity, are absolutely critical. Anything that divides folks further by way of fractal levels of tribalism merely drains its lifeblood while it's still finding its feet and its identity.

  • by krylon on 4/29/24, 4:41 PM

    I know of Nix, but I know little about the project itself. Can someone shed some light on the reasons for forking?

  • by funcDropShadow on 4/29/24, 8:38 PM

    Who is behind this fork?

  • by RGBCube on 4/30/24, 10:05 AM

    This will never take off as it is exclusionary on purpose.

  • by nikolay on 4/29/24, 6:21 PM

    Why now call it Snowflakes given:

        Kindness
    The project should be welcoming and a safe place for people to participate.
    I'm puzzled how overly sensitive the new generation of humans is! This the the opposite of stoicism and resilience!