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@enemenemu@lemm.ee to Nix / NixOS@programming.devEnglish • 28 days ago

why is it called nix? unix without u

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why is it called nix? unix without u

@enemenemu@lemm.ee to Nix / NixOS@programming.devEnglish • 28 days ago
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  • chfkch :nixos: :rust:
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    @haroldfinch
    I thought it wad because of the latin word for snow, hence the logo.
    @InnerScientist

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      27 days ago

      That makes sense

      https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/nix section latin

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      The logo is a circle of lambdas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda_calculus

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        @KurtVonnegut
        Yes, in the shape of a snow flake.

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