captain notgullApr 27, 2024

You know, two weeks ago I said to myself "okay, I really need to learn this Nix thing", but I ended up getting busy with work and I didn’t have much time to try it out in practice.

Sad to see that the entire ecosystem is collapsing now. Why does this always happen for any technology I try to learn?

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Show threadcaptain notgullApr 27, 2024

@izzy The open letter explains it better than I could: https://save-nix-together.org/

The short answer is general dissatisfaction with how the BDFL, Eelco Dolstra, has been handling things. It came to a head when they accepted a sponsorship for Anduril, an MIC company.

open letter to the NixOS foundation