<drakonis>
i suppose the dumb arch myths have subsided over time
<drakonis>
as i haven't seen them get mentioned in some time now
<drakonis>
but it was annoying
<drakonis>
the annoying AUR thing however, is that everything has to be compiled
<samueldr>
dunno
<samueldr>
I don't think what you said were *myths* but maybe over-emphasized
<drakonis>
hmm
<samueldr>
you will have to learn about some components *when you goof up*
<drakonis>
yes yes
<samueldr>
and you can be minimalist
<drakonis>
yes, but by default it isn't
<samueldr>
but they are not properties of archlinux
<drakonis>
^
<samueldr>
you can definitely do unminimalist
<drakonis>
they do get over-emphasized like you said
<samueldr>
and you can definitely use it without learning anything
<boomshroom>
drakonis: I end up compiling half my Nix packages because I customize them so much. It's really nice how it transparently chooses source vs binary when installing.
<drakonis>
also that's nice to have tbh
<samueldr>
and "wut dis" it's a WIP FS that can be mounted e.g. on /Applications that shows the .desktop files available
<drakonis>
compile only when tweaking or when not on hydra
<samueldr>
it's related to a conversation earlier today
<drakonis>
that's nice
<drakonis>
this reminds me
<drakonis>
debian has a cool thing called aptfs
<drakonis>
seems like nix has an equivalent nixfs
<drakonis>
mount the entire repository to a single place and then have fun with it
<boomshroom>
drakonis: I've thought of having a nix filesystem for systems like Redox and Plan9, but I didn't know there was anything like it already.
<drakonis>
also relevant to mention
<drakonis>
seems like linux is getting the ability to run kernel code on the userspace
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<drakonis>
so it'll be doable to write an filesystem without going through fuse
<boomshroom>
drakonis: That would explain the userspace wasm kernel module I saw earlier today on /r/rust.
<drakonis>
but the code isn't ready for merging yet, i think it might take a year tops?