For those new to NixOS, the default package installation method is through a concept called channels. It can be a bit confusing reconciling the nature of channe

For those new to NixOS, the default package installation method is through a concept called channels. It can be a bit confusing reconciling the nature of channels and the real strength of NixOS which is functional reproducibility. I wrote a blog post explaining what channels really are and an alternative which is to use Git commit hashes instead https://matrix.ai/2017/03/13/intro-to-nix-channels-and-reproducible-nixos-environment/ https://matrix.ai/2017/03/13/intro-to-nix-channels-and-repro...