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Apaec | 4 years ago

> #NixOS or #GUIX

Two years user of NixOS here, moved after using Arch for about 3 years. Overall I'm really happy with it.

I also evaluated Guix when migrating from Arch. My raw and honest opinion about it is that it's just an attempt at open source fragmentation with zero innovation(I'm not impressed by Scheme or Lisps) that uses GNU marketing/branding/philosophy to gain adoption. I decided not to waste any time with it.

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pxc|4 years ago

> My raw and honest opinion about [Guix/GuixSD] is that it's just an attempt at open source fragmentation with zero innovation(I'm not impressed by Scheme or Lisps) that uses GNU marketing/branding/philosophy to gain adoption.

This is an extremely uncharitable take on Guix. I hope it doesn't take root in the Nix community, not least of all because it overlooks areas where Nix could stand to learn from Guix.

Guix is ahead of Nix with: • grafts • its excellent subcommand interface • documentation • explicit organization/structure for contributors • the bootstrap story • trusting/signing channels

and it also has some interesting differences in choice of abstractions at various levels, like its service system vs. NixOS' modules.

Guix's existence doesn't harm Nix users or developers in any way, and there's no need for this kind of hostility or dismissiveness. As a Nix user, I hope Guix flourishes.