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Shuttleworth: Not convinced by rolling releasesShuttleworth: Not convinced by rolling releasesPosted Mar 19, 2013 16:00 UTC (Tue) by renox (subscriber, #23785)In reply to: Shuttleworth: Not convinced by rolling releases by drag Parent article: Shuttleworth: Not convinced by rolling releases
> What they REALLY REALLY want is the ability to run ARBITRARY versions of the software they want.
Doesn't NixOS answer to this desire?
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Shuttleworth: Not convinced by rolling releases Posted Mar 19, 2013 16:31 UTC (Tue) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link]
Yes. But it also requires to recompile everything on change. Not a good idea for many users.
Shuttleworth: Not convinced by rolling releases Posted Mar 20, 2013 8:36 UTC (Wed) by renox (subscriber, #23785) [Link]
> Yes. But it also requires to recompile everything on change. Not a good idea for many users.
Aren't you confusing NixOS and Gentoo?
Shuttleworth: Not convinced by rolling releases Posted Mar 20, 2013 12:36 UTC (Wed) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link]
No, I'm not confusing anything. NixOS compiles packets on install, just like Gentoo. That also allows it to install local packages for non-privileged users.
Shuttleworth: Not convinced by rolling releases Posted Mar 20, 2013 12:51 UTC (Wed) by renox (subscriber, #23785) [Link]
OK, thanks for the clarification, I clearly misunderstood how NixOS works.
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