Why Lix?

(page under construction destruction. editor's note: parts of https://pad.lix.systems/lix-manifesto (PRIVATE) are ported, parts need review before posting here.)

(editor's note (ii): this page wants to be a contributor facing page, as opposed to the website page that maybe will have more general info?)

FAQ

What is Lix anyway?

Lix is a fork of CppNix 2.18, focused on stability and the user experience of both users and contributors. We want to create a safe platform to move Nix technology forward, as a piece of critical infrastructure.

To this end, we have instituted a freeze on the core, where we apply high standards to changes to the core of the system and pursue testing and stability as our first priority on the core. Our long term vision is to shrink and decouple parts of the core, and move features like Flakes to the periphery of the system.