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Is NixOS at the advent of an implosion? | Community inquiry on recent drama (discuss.online)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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NixOS' influence and importance at pushing Linux forward into the (previously) unexplored landscape of configuring your complete system through a single config file is undeniable. It's been a wild ride, but it was well worth it.

And although it has only been relatively recently that it has lost its niche status, the recent influx of so-called 'immutable' distros springing up like mushrooms is undeniably linked to and inspired by NixOS.

However, unfortunately, while this should have been very exciting times for what's yet to come, the recent drama surrounding the project has definitely tarnished how the project is perceived.

NixOS' ideas will definitely live on regardless. But how do you envision NixOS' own future? Any ETA's for when this drama will end? Which lessons have we learned (so far) from this drama? Are there any winners as a result of this drama? Could something like this happen to any distro?

In case you're out of the loop. Though, there's a lot that has transpired since but which hasn't been rigorously documented at a single place; like how 4 out of 5 NixOS board members have quit over the last 2 months or so.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago (4 children)

uh, the drama being what it is about people in positions of power blocking efforts to make a welcoming and diverse nixos community, persisting right wing concern trolling, and especially what appears to be maybe a military tech company takeover of nixos, it's hella understandable people would want to reconsider using this tech on their own hardware and it's pretty sus to respond to this with 'ah just drama it'll blow over'...

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

Just like the xz backdoor I agree "nothing to see here, move along" seems like bad advice.

It is curious to wonder how much state actors and militaries are involved in weaponizing FOSS culture to purge potential perceived opponents.

For this reason sticking to technological merit and leaving personal beliefs out of FOSS seems wise.

FOSS shouldn't be state actor's play thing. When leadership behaves radically and is exclusive it looses my respect & support.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

military tech company

wait until they find out where computers and the internet came from. or Tor... GPS, etc etc.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Of how much “militsry” contributed to FOSS. Or how Linux is no longer the lone programmer hacking on code in there spare time. But the vast majority of FOSS is done by companies.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Didn't GPS come from NASA?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

If you think that’s a military take over. Don’t look under the rug of Linux/foss at large.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Understandable, maybe to some. But no matter how hard the activist core currently in charge of the moderation team would like me to believe it, not everyone brings political activism to the table on this project. And that’s a good thing. It is still perfectly possible to enjoy working with good tech and build cool stuff without bringing a soap box alongside your laptop.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 4 months ago

fuckin yikes