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CS SYD – Nix does not guarantee reproducibility
- ameixaseca 1y agoThe article conflates several concepts about what is and isn't expected from a reproducible build system. This comment sums it up pretty well: https://github.com/NorfairKing/nix-does-not-guarantee-reproducibility/issues/1#issue-1853130857 https://github.com/NorfairKing/nix-does-not-guarantee-reprod... (https://archive.is/KKx0V https://archive.is/KKx0V) Additionally, I find the author's response of "PRs welcome" somewhat unsettling. It comes across to me like a poor-taste joke: someone writes an opinion piece with misleading information, then expects those pointing out the errors to do the work of correcting them. I would be remiss if I didn't mention Brandolini's law. A few references: - A more nuanced interpretation of reproducibility vs repeatability: https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-is-not-reproducible/42688/4 https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-is-not-reproducible/4268... - Reproducibility rates on Nixpkgs: https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.15919 https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.15919