James R Kirk ( Kirk@startrek.website ) to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 2 months agoThe Netherlands joins Europe's gradual migration from Windows to Linux on government PCswww.xda-developers.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1238cross-posted to: boycottus@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1238external-linkThe Netherlands joins Europe's gradual migration from Windows to Linux on government PCswww.xda-developers.comJames R Kirk ( Kirk@startrek.website ) to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square11linkfedilinkcross-posted to: boycottus@lemmy.ca
minus-squarejohn_tech ( john_tech@lemmy.zip ) linkfedilinkarrow-up27·2 months agoPretty sure it’s because NixOS is reproducible. You can send your configs to your friend and they’ll get a file-for-file identical copy of NixOS to yours (obviously except the user files)
minus-squaremorto ( morto@piefed.social ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoI never used it too, but it feels like something so nice for research labs
minus-squareonlinepersona ( onlinepersona@programming.dev ) linkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoOr for a fleet of hardware that you control and want to have predictable outcomes.
Pretty sure it’s because NixOS is reproducible. You can send your configs to your friend and they’ll get a file-for-file identical copy of NixOS to yours (obviously except the user files)
I never used it too, but it feels like something so nice for research labs
Or for a fleet of hardware that you control and want to have predictable outcomes.