In reply to @bzzm3r:matrix.org

But there is enough of an effort to delegitimize the current official docs (because they do not cover flakes, and because they refer to flakes as experimental features), that most newcomers (myself included) did not realize that flakes were entirely optional

instead, we saw the docs as entirely outdated

I for myself decided to see it this not worth to deal with. It is something one has to live with in a world with multiple opinions and unequal distribution of power.

Obviously it's unfortunate.

In reply to @fricklerhandwerk:matrix.org
And the reason we're circling around these issues are embedded in bzm3r's long introduction that started this exchange: as a group of developers working on the ecosystem, we lack focus and direction, and this is in part because there are so many rabbit holes. There are more problems to solve than hours available, and each of them is large enough to get frustrated and switch to something else. Therefore everything is notoriously unfinished.

Suppose you were to put on an imaginary despot's hat. Where would you direct efforts?

Would it still be on documentation?

If yes, then in that case, I found this recently: https://github.com/orgs/NixOS/projects/15/views/1

How can I find someone willing to prioritize tasks for me by assigning them to me? Could you do so?