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See also that there are comparatively few maintainers, despite having a large amount of up to date packages. This is the result of treating a distro as a softw
by thespoonbends 6y ago
See also that there are comparatively few maintainers, despite having a large amount of up to date packages.
This is the result of treating a distro as a software problem, versus the manual processes used in Debian, for example.
- soraminazuki 6y agoWhich just means that the NixOS model scales better. While it is true that NixOS has a shortage of maintainers with commit privileges, I fail to see how that makes the "manual process" any better. Besides, all packages in NixOS still go through manual review, you know. Edit: I forgot to mention, the maintainer shortage problem is a result of a series of policy decisions surrounding NixOS, and not even something inherent to Nix.
- thespoonbends 6y agoMy comment was meant to demonstrate the effectiveness of the NixOS model. Debian relies on the blood, sweat and tears of maintainers, with weak steps towards automation: ( https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2019-03-10-debian-winding-down/ https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2019-03-10-debian-windin... https://joeyh.name/blog/entry/on_leaving/ https://joeyh.name/blog/entry/on_leaving/
- soraminazuki 6y ago> My comment was meant to demonstrate the effectiveness of the NixOS model Sorry, it looks like I misunderstood your comment. > Debian relies on the blood, sweat and tears of maintainers, with weak steps towards automation I do wonder how they manage to maintain the number and quality of their packages sometimes.