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I feel like FreeBSD is almost this middle ground between a typical package managed (?) system and something like Nix. I didn't wind up needing that middle groun

I feel like FreeBSD is almost this middle ground between a typical package managed (?) system and something like Nix. I didn't wind up needing that middle ground, but just the few months I spent with it made it clear how well-designed it is. Only on Nix have I written and modified my own packages that much, and that's partly out of necessity.

GekkePrutser 5y ago
That's true actually, the rc.conf file is a little bit Nix-like. It's basically a single file for all your configuration. Never thought of it that way. Many applications don't obey it though. Makes sense because they'd have to make code specifically for FreeBSD and its marketshare is tiny.