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I had the same confusion. Even without considering NixOS, "learnix" is awkward to pronounce and somewhat pretentious. I would suggest the name "Leanix" if the
by wasting_time 10mo ago
I had the same confusion. Even without considering NixOS, "learnix" is awkward to pronounce and somewhat pretentious.
I would suggest the name "Leanix" if the author is willing to rename.
It rhymes with Minix which is the OG curriculum for a POSIX kernel, and is "lean" in many senses of the word.
In any case an excellent writeup. It's detailed enough to implement in any programming language.
- yjftsjthsd-h 10mo agoI mean, it is about learning. It threw me for a loop too but I think it's actually reasonably appropriate.
- jaapz 10mo agoWhat's pretentious about learnix?
- layer8 10mo ago> I would suggest the name "Leanix" Then people would complain that it sounds too much like “Linux”.
- drob518 10mo agoParticularly if you have learned to pronounce Linus’s name correctly.
- JCattheATM 10mo agoI don't find it awkward to pronounce in the least, and not in any way pretentious. I think the name is fine as is.
- Sagi21805 10mo agoI like the current name and already have the domain :|
- amitav1 10mo agoI think that it's supposed to be a portmanteau of Unix and Learn.