enemenemu@lemm.ee to Nix / NixOS@programming.devEnglish · 19 days agowhy is it called nix? unix without umessage-squaremessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down11
arrow-up18arrow-down1message-squarewhy is it called nix? unix without uenemenemu@lemm.ee to Nix / NixOS@programming.devEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square15linkfedilink
minus-squarejuipeltje@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·19 days 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-up1·15 days 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?