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You're comparing a user-facing GUI to a system administration tool. Just like I don't expect Jack from accounting to read a doc to launch Chrome from Gnome, I w
by shakow 2y ago
You're comparing a user-facing GUI to a system administration tool. Just like I don't expect Jack from accounting to read a doc to launch Chrome from Gnome, I would expect James from IT to read docs before setting up the Oracle Linux LDAP server or the IIS + SQL Server stack.
- ninetyninenine 2y agoAnd that's what is stopping NixOS from ever being main stream. It will always occupy this obscure corner of OS's that basically nobody uses.
- shakow 2y agoI don't think that NixOS as a main stream OS makes sense. I personally use it because I'm a nerd, but I would not recommend to my sister anymore than RHEL or Oracle Linux. However, to efficiently administrate an heterogeneous server fleet, I have not found better yet.
- ninetyninenine 2y agoIt does make sense. The key thing with nixos is one config for all OS installations. This makes sense for casual users, and also for mid-tier users and developers who want a really good OS but not the technical baggage that hinders development. Right now NixOS is mostly used by devs who don't mind doubling development time because that's the extra time it takes to learn and deal with Nixos. This makes sense for everybody: An OS with the power of NixOS and ease of use of MacOS or Windows or Ubuntu.