Re: Another distro with a very nonstandard directory hierarchy

I have read about NixOS and even gave it a whirl. There are some things to
like about if, most definitely. For instance, it is cool that one can
install not only different versions of the same application, but multiple
installs of the same version with different configurations. I wonder how
that might be handled is GoboLinux.

The functional package management system is interesting, but I am not so
sure it is really that significant. First, they end up creating yet another
programming language --a stripped down functional DSL. That raises the bar
to entry right off the bat.

Then they use crypto hashes to identify all dependencies of the package,
which while clever, makes the application store look like a total mess, e.g.

    /nix/store/r8vvq9kq18pz08v249h8my6r9vs7s0n3-firefox-2.0.0.1/

At the very least they could have made this more palatable using:

    /nix/store/firefox/2.0.0.1/r8vvq9kq18pz08v249h8my6r9vs7s0n3/

or at least

    /nix/store/firefox/2.0.0.1-r8vvq9kq18pz08v249h8my6r9vs7s0n3/

which makes me think that this isn't too far off from what GoboLinux could
do if they wanted to support this type of thing.

On top of all this, as I said, I gave it whirl once. And I had no luck
getting it to work. It would not boot.

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