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		joepie91_ on Oct 15, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What is Nix and why you should try it Guix is derived from Nix, so that might be why.

rekado on Oct 16, 2017 [–]

If by "derived" you mean that it is another implementation of functional package management, then you are right.

But if "derived" implies that Guix is a fork, then you are mistaken.

Guix is not a fork of Nix.

xwvvvvwx on Oct 16, 2017 | [–]

Guix is built on top of the nix daemon, so while it's not strictly a fork, derived seems fair.

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