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  • kadu@lemmy.worldtoLinux@lemmy.mlWhy aren't more people using NixPKGs?
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    7 months ago

    because they are super bloated (since they bring all their dependencies with them).

    I love they work like that and much prefer this approach. We aren’t in the 80’s using 10 MB storage devices. Please, for the love of God, bundle all your dependencies with your application and the exact version you need, isolate them from other programs. macOS and Windows apps have been doing this for ages.



  • Here in Brazil the hardware and software are technically two different products, in such a way that you can’t deny a hardware warranty repair due to software modifications. That’s the good part.

    The bad part is that manufacturers do that anyway because they know you won’t pay the legal fees to challenge this in court. This strategy mostly pays off. If you’re particularly annoying, or somebody from our customer protection watchdog happens to take interest in your claim, the company will fold and repair the modified device for you eventually.