| 27 Jun 2021 |
 matthewcroughan - nix.zone | You get mega servers which have sub communities in those mega servers. | 02:15:53 |
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| 28 Jun 2021 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone changed their display name from matthewcroughan to matthewcroughan - nix.zone. | 02:21:32 |
 bpiv400 | In reply to @davidak:matrix.org
it's been 3 days since i got the e-mail. give me some time Sorry! Wasn't sure I had the right email -- no rush really, just wanted to make sure it didn't end up in the void | 15:11:36 |
| tomberek | Thinking aloud about Nix and NixOS documentation and messaging. I imagine someone being given an electric power drill. Then shown how it can be used to build a cabinet. Then the response being, “but that’s not the kind of cabinet I want.” Or “but you also used other tools, not just the drill”. Or “I already have a hand-drill.” Or “ I have no drill bits.” Perhaps we need to communicate better what people should expect. Teaching Nix often feels more like teaching skills to build proficiency with the tool. Using Nix is like using electric power tools instead of hand-tools. | 16:31:27 |
 David Arnold (blaggacao) | Some concept of "north" might be generally useful. | 16:54:38 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | tomberek: I've got an opportunity to show Nix off on Innovation Coffee thanks to that Nix room. | 19:19:45 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | it's an arm-centric arm developer show that gets around 1000 views average | 19:20:00 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | I'll be showing off a lot of stuff. It will be great. | 19:20:47 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | riscv64 cross-compilation, nixos services, WFVM, the works. | 19:21:09 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | WFVM is just astounding.. I can't really believe how well it works | 19:21:17 |
| afontain | TIL about https://git.m-labs.hk/M-Labs/wfvm | 20:39:11 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | it's pretty darn good | 20:56:02 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | I gotta fork it to work with flakes, I did some hacking on it on stream a few nights ago | 20:56:17 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | * I gotta fork it to work with flakes, I did some hacking on it on stream last night ago | 20:56:21 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | * I gotta fork it to work with flakes, I did some hacking on it on stream last night | 20:56:23 |
| 29 Jun 2021 |
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 davidak | FYI: this is how a linux distro with immutable root and appimage apps present itself
https://rlxos.dev/
it seem to exist since may this year (?) and is already more user friendly than nixos. it has a graphical installer, welcome-tour app, graphical package manager and using it looks straight forward | 21:18:08 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | Fancy website, no tech. | 21:19:09 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | Bad English. | 21:19:12 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | I mean, sure, nice website. | 21:19:26 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | It takes investigation to understand Nix. This will always be the case. | 21:19:36 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | However, I can tell you, I knew NixOS was the best, before I understood it. | 21:19:45 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | I'm not saying there is no room for improvement. What I am saying is that what we have right now absolutely captivates people. | 21:20:06 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | All we need to do is let people know about it. The website as it is today is a great blend of tech/normie | 21:20:31 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | Those asciinema videos we have on the front page blow people's minds. | 21:21:04 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone |
enable us to have the portable appimages that doesn't need installation or package management
| 21:21:37 |
| matthewcroughan - nix.zone | This is just bad. There is no world in which I want Nix to lie about the system like that :D | 21:21:48 |
