hexa- (@hexa@chaos.social)

A discussion about concerns regarding telemetry implementation in NixOS packages and governance issues within the NixOS community, highlighting conflicts between commercial interests and FOSS principles, particularly focusing on controversial decisions around package modifications and community management.

Three Years of Ephemeral NixOS: My Experience Resetting Root on Every Boot

An exploration of implementing ephemeral root filesystems in NixOS, where only allowlisted files persist across reboots, resulting in cleaner system states and easier maintenance. The approach offers benefits like fearless experimentation and simplified backups, but comes with challenges including installation complexity and potential performance issues.