cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7066703

Like I hear a lot of people trying a lot of different distros till they find the one they stick with.

Is there a point in Distro hopping ? Like assuming im mostly content with my Mint. Have been using it for about 10 days now.

Ofc Im curious about Desktop enviroments for example. Cinnamon is nice if a bit basic. But beyond that am I missing out on some cool stuff :3

Sorry if this a babys first Linux question.

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    It really does feel like any nix nerd who works at these companies are just obsessed with the project. The pattern is that they all believe that nix is going to revolutionize everything and so whatever horror they help with is actually a net positive. It’ll all go away once those people leave so thats why they buy into crapware like flakes.

    but the VC piece is new

    The company is called Determinate Systems and they’ve made it not so subtle that they’re trying to rugpull people onto their nix implementation with flakes to boost their product. Their nix stuff is even proprietary, like legit nonfee.

    Flakes were actually a relatively new thing surprisingly. They got shipped as part of a huge nix “overhaul” that subsequently was one of the worst releases in the projects history.

    Theres so much drama in a package manager you wouldn’t believe it.