enemenemu@lemm.ee to Nix / NixOS@programming.devEnglish · 23 days agowhy is it called nix? unix without umessage-squaremessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squarewhy is it called nix? unix without uenemenemu@lemm.ee to Nix / NixOS@programming.devEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squarejuipeltje@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·23 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.