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NixOS Fork Announced by Jake Hamilton (bytes.programming.dev)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by recursive_recursion@programming.dev to c/nix@programming.dev
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I just saw the news of the soft fork announcement over on the IceShrimp instance and thought I should share here

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As mentioned (by u/steventrouble in the previous post here):

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[-] onlinepersona@programming.dev 2 points 6 months ago

@jakehamilton@hachyderm.io why "aux"? Will that name be put up to a vote?

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[-] jakehamilton@hachyderm.io 10 points 6 months ago

@onlinepersona @recursive_recursion I don't think we need to spend time bikeshedding the name. As for the reasons I chose it:

- it is short
- similar to nix
- is short for "auxiliary" which can be used to mean "another", "additional", "secondary", "separate"; so it being a separate nix ecosystem lines up

[-] onlinepersona@programming.dev 4 points 6 months ago

Doesn't have to be bikeshedding. It's 2 steps:

  1. collect proposals
  2. vote on proposals

But it's your baby, do what you like.

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[-] nairou@mastodon.gamedev.place 4 points 6 months ago

@jakehamilton @onlinepersona @recursive_recursion By contrast, I'm a big fan of the name, it seems very fitting.

[-] natecox@programming.dev 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The SEO on this name is going to be a major irritation for adoption.

But that aside, doesn’t it strike you as a concerning that this project is born at least in part from the complaints about a “benevolent dictator”, and the very first time—at least that I’ve seen—someone asks you to put something up for community consensus you say no?

[-] danmac@aus.social -1 points 6 months ago

@natecox @jakehamilton *sealion noises*

[-] brrt@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

Naux

There, fits all your criteria, is even closer to Nix and appears to have fewer SEO issues as far as I can tell.

And as a cherry on top: “Naux is a medication that combines diphenhydramine and 8-chlorotheophylline to prevent and treat nausea, vomiting, vertigo, and motion sickness.“ 😄

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