US sanctions force The Netherlands off Microsoft and toward alternative NixOS-based software ecosystem — trial programs running now, first release expected at end of 2027
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The U.S. imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, preventing it from using ubiquitous U.S.-based software.
  • 7EP6vuI@feddit.orgEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    i used ansible some years ago and i’m using nixos currently and you can not compare those two.

    i was not fluent in ansible and i’m not fluent in nixos. yes you have to leave your comfort zone for nixos, but your get so so much more.

    the jinja templates in yaml feel like a big hack if you used nixos.

    would really be interesting to hear someone talk who is comfortable to use both of them.

    • qqq@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 hours ago

      I’m honestly amazed ansible still exists. I used it regularly like 10 years ago and never liked it. I use NixOS for all my servers and package all my code as nix flakes, and I agree that they’re barely comparable.

      NixOS is a kinda frustrating desktop distro to me though. Sometimes you just wanna type make