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minus-squarejohn_tech@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up30·19 days agoPretty sure it’s because NixOS is reproducible. You can send your configs to your friend and they’ll get a file-for-file identical copy of NixOS to yours (obviously except the user files)
minus-squaremorto@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·19 days agoI never used it too, but it feels like something so nice for research labs
minus-squareonlinepersona@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·19 days agoOr for a fleet of hardware that you control and want to have predictable outcomes.
Pretty sure it’s because NixOS is reproducible. You can send your configs to your friend and they’ll get a file-for-file identical copy of NixOS to yours (obviously except the user files)
I never used it too, but it feels like something so nice for research labs
Or for a fleet of hardware that you control and want to have predictable outcomes.