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we had to setup a simple linux for the purpose of diplsaying some stats on the attached screen. choices were: debian and nixos. debian would take approx half da
by haddr 6y ago
we had to setup a simple linux for the purpose of diplsaying some stats on the attached screen. choices were: debian and nixos. debian would take approx half day to setup (given other project tasks). nix os was chosen and it took 2 weeks and now it is rather hard for non-nix user to fix anything.
- toyg 6y agoTo be fair, at one point that was the general Linux experience: half a day on Windows, a week on Linux and then “nobody else can fix it”. I’m not arguing for Nix (had a look and it seemed more complex than I can bear at the moment), just that new tech in general needs time before it can be properly compared.
- majewsky 6y agoWell, sure, anything that's unfamiliar to you is hard to fix. For me it would be exactly the other way around, because I'm quite familiar with NixOS and mostly unfamiliar with Debian.