@enemenemu@lemm.ee to Nix / NixOS@programming.devEnglish • 28 days agowhy is it called nix? unix without umessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down11
arrow-up18arrow-down1message-squarewhy is it called nix? unix without u@enemenemu@lemm.ee to Nix / NixOS@programming.devEnglish • 28 days agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squarejuipeltjelinkfedilinkEnglish5•28 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.
minus-square@beeng@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish1•24 days agoOK, its going down to the wire, which language had nix sounding word first?
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.
OK, its going down to the wire, which language had nix sounding word first?