The only sane way to use Linux

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Post by amitprasad » Sun, Mar 29, 2026, 12:50 PM UTC

The only sane way to use Linux
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Re: The only sane way to use Linux

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Post by replooda » Sun, Mar 29, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC

I really liked your design; not only were the colors to my taste, but, along with the contrast, they were gentle on my eyes; the pixelated font was a nice touch for the code samples as well. On the other hand, while still on accessory matters, I think "Nix: The only sane way to use Linux" would serve you better as a title.

Which brings me to: why Nix, specifically? Wouldn't Guix provide the same benefits — a declarative, reproducible, pinnable system – along with a potentially more pleasant language to code in, namely Scheme?

Re: The only sane way to use Linux

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Post by amitprasad » Sun, Mar 29, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC

replooda wrote: post #2

I really liked your design; not only were the colors to my taste, but, along with the contrast, they were gentle on my eyes; the pixelated font was a nice touch for the code samples as well. On the other hand, while still on accessory matters, I think "Nix: The only sane way to use Linux" would serve you better as a title. Which brings me to: why Nix, specifically? Wouldn't Guix provide the same benefits — a declarat…

I’m being a little reductive and ignored Guix purely based on adoption; but you’re completely right. I believe the core argument is that there is a (relatively small) category of these tools of which Nix is the most well-known representative.

Heard on everything else, thank you!