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Both this fork (Lix) and the other one (Aux - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40200343 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40200343) appeared in the conte

by srid 2y ago

Both this fork (Lix) and the other one (Aux - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40200343 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40200343) appeared in the context of the recent Nix drama, related submissions on which are presented below: Open letter to the NixOS foundation (50 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40107370 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40107370 The dire state of NixOS's moderation culture (87 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40166912 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40166912 --- Additionally, these r/NixOS submissions may be of interest: Jon Ringer: "In case I'm unable to return, wish you all the best" (348 comments) https://old.reddit.com/r/NixOS/comments/1cd5fod/in_case_im_unable_to_return_wish_you_all_the_best/ https://old.reddit.com/r/NixOS/comments/1cd5fod/in_case_im_u... Transparency about jonringer's suspension (153 comments) https://old.reddit.com/r/NixOS/comments/1ceeg8h/transparency_about_jonringers_suspension/ https://old.reddit.com/r/NixOS/comments/1ceeg8h/transparency... Thoughts on Jon Ringer's temporary suspension (71 comments) https://old.reddit.com/r/NixOS/comments/1ceiz36/thoughts_on_jon_ringers_temporary_suspension/ https://old.reddit.com/r/NixOS/comments/1ceiz36/thoughts_on_... Moderation no-go zones (55 comments; ongoing) https://old.reddit.com/r/NixOS/comments/1cfv8vo/moderation_nogo_zones/ https://old.reddit.com/r/NixOS/comments/1cfv8vo/moderation_n... --- Finally, the RFC to improve the situation: https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/pull/175 https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/pull/175

srid 2y ago
The NixOS community is currently discussing how to appoint a constitutional assembly within 2 weeks (that assembly will decide how to do community governance for the project). The discussions happen on Zulip: https://nixpkgs.zulipchat.com/ https://nixpkgs.zulipchat.com/ - and you can request an invite if you've contributed before. Notable threads, which may be relevant to explain why these forks were created include: - https://nixpkgs.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/435937-constitutional-assembly/topic/Selection.20criteria.3A.20marginalized.20groups https://nixpkgs.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/435937-constitu... - https://nixpkgs.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/435724-governance/topic/Fundamental.20Principles https://nixpkgs.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/435724-governan... - https://nixpkgs.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/435937-constitutional-assembly/topic/subtopic.20on.20marginalized.20groups https://nixpkgs.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/435937-constitu...

by srid 2y ago

srid 2y ago

The NixOS community is currently discussing how to appoint a constitutional assembly within 2 weeks (that assembly will decide how to do community governance for the project). The discussions happen on Zulip: https://nixpkgs.zulipchat.com/ https://nixpkgs.zulipchat.com/ - and you can request an invite if you've contributed before. Notable threads, which may be relevant to explain why these forks were created include: - https://nixpkgs.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/435937-constitutional-assembly/topic/Selection.20criteria.3A.20marginalized.20groups https://nixpkgs.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/435937-constitu... - https://nixpkgs.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/435724-governance/topic/Fundamental.20Principles https://nixpkgs.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/435724-governan... - https://nixpkgs.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/435937-constitutional-assembly/topic/subtopic.20on.20marginalized.20groups https://nixpkgs.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/435937-constitu...