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Recently I got into NixOS and started setting it up -- until I found Guix System. I started feeling like Nix is more of a DSL, while Guix seems more like a truly programmable system. But I still can’t decide between them. What do you find most attractive about Guix System compared to NixOS?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago

check out my config for a real world example, many things here are simply inconceivable without the power of a proper programming language, and a powerful one like Scheme

https://codeberg.org/jjba23/sss