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NixOS is the best operating system I absolutely cannot recommend to anyone - Anurag Singh (www.xda-developers.com)

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[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You described a file system. You can make that system easily and put in any os. You don't have to make and os for one feature.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

But even in NixOS there are issues with non-FHS paths. And the kernel expects some paths too, also the whole bootstrapping thing. Sure, they could just be adapted.