Nix 2.0 Package Manager Released With A Ton Of Changes

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Nix 2.0 Package Manager Released With A Ton Of Changes

Nix 2.0 is now available as the latest major update to this functional package manager most commonly associated with the NixOS Linux distribution...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Nix-2.0-Package-Manager

[garegin]

NixOS is a freaking joke because it’s basically run by one guy. There are critical bugs lingering in the lists.

[Michael_S]

NixOS is a freaking joke because it’s basically run by one guy. There are critical bugs lingering in the lists.

The mailing list for NixOS is a bit more active than that. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/nix-devel

The team may be too small to handle all critical bugs. But that doesn't make it a joke.

[nomadewolf]

The mailing list for NixOS is a bit more active than that. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/nix-devel

The team may be too small to handle all critical bugs. But that doesn't make it a joke.

I agree.
Also, they actually bring something new and usefull into the open source ecosystem with their package manager.
Unlike the vast majority of distros around...

[phoenix101]

NixOS is a freaking joke because it’s basically run by one guy. There are critical bugs lingering in the lists.

Why lie about something that can be so easily disproved?

https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/graphs/contributors

[peterhoeg]

We can always use more contributors so come join us on IRC or Matrix. Should you feel sufficiently adventurous to take a stab at a PR, please ping me on github (@peterhoeg) for a review.