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Dutch governments builds alternative for Microsoft based on NixOS

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  1. solarkraft · · focus · HN ↗
    Awesome! I believe NixOS is perfect for systems you just want to work and track reproducibly, like appliances (which a lot of server software is supposed to be). I’m glad people smarter than me are actually able to realize its advantages =)

    In the same space, also check out openDesk initiated by the German Government (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.opendesk.eu&#x2F;en" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.opendesk.eu&#x2F;en) and La Suite by the French one (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;lasuite.numerique.gouv.fr&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;lasuite.numerique.gouv.fr&#x2F;).

    AFAIK, there has been some collaboration with the German government on La Suite, not sure about the others.

    1. tombert · · focus · HN ↗
      It’s also the easiest if you want to make your own “distro”.

      A “distro” is ultimately just a prebuilt configuration.nix file. NixOS itself even has tools to provide ISOs and QEMU images based on the build.

      1. opan · · focus · HN ↗
        I&#x27;ve been thinking for years now that most distros could be replaced by a system config for NixOS or Guix System. I wonder if we&#x27;ll ever see things go in that direction.
        1. qubex · · focus · HN ↗
          “Anything you can do, I can do meta.” — Simonyi
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