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NixOS Drama Explained, a Personal Account
About this video
A long personal account by a former NixOS contributor of his experience in the community, his ban and the governance events. He aims to correct what he sees as a false narrative about the NixOS drama.
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Linked as a firsthand account of the NixOS moderation and governance disputes, from a banned member's perspective.
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From the Hacker News discussion
For anyone looking to get a summary of the whole NixOS drama, Jon Ringer (who got permabanned) has a YouTube video: [VIDEO] My own permanban is detailed in this post: [LINK]
Read original comment ↗The unusually high amount of drama in NixOS is one of the reasons I have been hesitant to start using it. Jon Ringer (a former contributor) posted a giant video [0] outlining his history with the project and how he left / was forced out (amongst several other key folks). For the record, I don't know how to characterize his exit, only that there was an absolute ton of drama around it that wasn't really related to even any technical aspect. [0] [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗Jon Ringer (who got permabanned) has a YouTube video talking about several events around NixOS moderation: [VIDEO] My own permanban is detailed in this post: [LINK]
Read original comment ↗If you're unemployed enough, I have a long winded video on the 2022-2024 drama. From the perspective of the guy who was labeled a nazi and banned. [VIDEO]
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