enemenemu@lemm.ee to Nix / NixOS@programming.devEnglish · 2 months agowhy is it called nix? unix without umessage-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down11
arrow-up18arrow-down1message-squarewhy is it called nix? unix without uenemenemu@lemm.ee to Nix / NixOS@programming.devEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squarejuipeltje@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoI think nix being slang for nichts is a coincidence, because it actually comes from the dutch word “niks”, which also means nothing. I think this is mentioned on the NixOS website somewhere.
minus-squarebeeng@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoOK, its going down to the wire, which language had nix sounding word first?
I think nix being slang for nichts is a coincidence, because it actually comes from the dutch word “niks”, which also means nothing. I think this is mentioned on the NixOS website somewhere.
OK, its going down to the wire, which language had nix sounding word first?