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   ⛈️ Information ⛈️ (elucidating@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 18-Jul-2024 00:53:16 JST ⛈️ Information ⛈️

   I think it's sorta interesting how Nix is completely and irrevocably at odds with a lot of modern software best practices and business decisions, and yet the folks who normally would point that out seem to like Nix all the more.

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     ⛈️ Information ⛈️ (elucidating@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 18-Jul-2024 00:53:15 JST ⛈️ Information ⛈️

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     Also, a lot of apps have regular updates. Folks expect apps to have some sort of active life, and even judge products or projects as "dead" if they aren't altered. To help facilitate this, many use self-updating systems.

     Nix can't really tolerate this. It's hardly unique here, btw.

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     Nix is absolutely a supply chain attack waiting to happen and it'll be incredibly obnoxious to unwind if it's done halfway competently, for example.

     You might argue it never will be, but I think a post xz-attempt world shows that's kinda copium.