enemenemu@lemm.ee to Nix / NixOS@programming.devEnglish · 3 days agowhy is it called nix? unix without umessage-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down11
arrow-up16arrow-down1message-squarewhy is it called nix? unix without uenemenemu@lemm.ee to Nix / NixOS@programming.devEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squarejuipeltje@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoI think nix being slang for nichts is a coincidence, because it actually comes from the dutch word “niks”, which also means nothing. I think this is mentioned on the NixOS website somewhere.
I think nix being slang for nichts is a coincidence, because it actually comes from the dutch word “niks”, which also means nothing. I think this is mentioned on the NixOS website somewhere.