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1 May 2026
@joerg:thalheim.ioMic92We still mention nix-serve in our docs. Would be worth mentioning some alternatives 17:12:19
@llakala:matrix.orgllakala set a profile picture.17:12:32
@joerg:thalheim.ioMic92 @Ericson2314:matrix.org: https://github.com/Mic92/cache-shootout/tree/main you have to beat the competition. 17:14:15
@Ericson2314:matrix.orgJohn EricsonI meant to be claer, I think people should use harmonia :)17:14:51
@Ericson2314:matrix.orgJohn Ericson https://github.com/edolstra/nix-serve/pull/71 https://github.com/edolstra/nix-serve/pull/72 --- nix-serve in C++ 22:12:43
@hexa:lossy.networkhexaAnd who needs that?22:13:39
@hexa:lossy.networkhexaIs this more than a code drop?22:14:06
@hexa:lossy.networkhexaI am more than happy with nix-serve-ng and harmonoa22:14:45
@hexa:lossy.networkhexa * 22:14:50
@sandro:supersandro.deSandro 🐧probably related to https://github.com/NixOS/hydra/pull/169423:35:38
@hexa:lossy.networkhexacertainly23:38:57
@hexa:lossy.networkhexabut archiving nix-serve would have been an okay move23:39:10
@hexa:lossy.networkhexaRedacted or Malformed Event23:39:23
2 May 2026
@joerg:thalheim.ioMic92I think eelco already in the past expressed that nix-server is not really maintained anymore...00:00:01
@joerg:thalheim.ioMic92So he might be fine, putting the nail in the coffin.00:00:15
@joerg:thalheim.ioMic92* I think eelco already in the past expressed that nix-serve is not really maintained anymore...00:00:24
@Ericson2314:matrix.orgJohn Ericsonyes that is also fine16:17:29
@Ericson2314:matrix.orgJohn Ericsonhonestly? I like translating code from one language to another with LLMs16:17:45
@Ericson2314:matrix.orgJohn EricsonI just enjoy it16:17:49
@Ericson2314:matrix.orgJohn Ericsonit is fun for me16:17:57
@Ericson2314:matrix.orgJohn Ericsonany outcome which means that the perl nix-serve is deprecated is fine with me16:18:10
19 May 2021
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@eelco:nixos.org@eelco:nixos.org changed the room name to "Nix Hackers" from "Nix Development".15:45:04
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