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If we admit that iteration is part of quality, then you've basically just described why Omarchy keeps stubbing it's toe on embarrassing issues like default cont
by bigyabai 6d ago
If we admit that iteration is part of quality, then you've basically just described why Omarchy keeps stubbing it's toe on embarrassing issues like default container misconfiguration.
> Maybe Nix is part of the solution, maybe staying on Arch and fixing problems there, maybe something else. Omarchy team will figure it out in time.
This is the right attitude, and much better than entertaining a new base system on NixOS. The features of Nix and nixpkgs are modular and compatible with all the stuff they do on Arch. It's much easier to put Nix on Arch than it is to port your Arch plumbing to NixOS. My original "AI sycophancy" comment was total bewilderment that an LLM would rubberstamp an idea like switching the base system to NixOS while rejecting off-the-shelf solutions like home-manager. Nothing that Omarchy offers is worth keeping over the Nix equivalents if you're fully committed to a total distro migration.
Seems like some Nix users reached out to clarify some stuff, so we'll see if he avoids this particular iceberg. A lot of these misconceptions could have been avoided by skipping the AI-generated outline and talking to Nix users, but I guess hindsight is 20/20.