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US sanctions force The Netherlands off Microsoft and toward alternative NixOS

388 points · 396 comments · mywacaday

  1. oytis · · focus · HN ↗
    European bureaucracy has a thing for weird technology - Scala, Flatpak, now NixOS. But still better than being dependent on proprietary software not made in Europe
    1. uceumice · · focus · HN ↗
      Why is it weird?
      1. oytis · · focus · HN ↗
        If I were to pick a distro for government services, I would go with something boring and reliable like Debian or openSUSE. NixOS is fun and nerdy and has its fan base, just not an obvious first choice for the task
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