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<p><span class="autocomment">Criteria for a distribution: </span> new section</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Criteria for a distribution ==<br /> <br /> I&#039;m starting this topic to try and create a working definition of what a &quot;distribution&quot; is in the context of NixOS.<br /> <br /> You could argue that everyone&#039;s own personal configuration is a distribution, but I&#039;m not sure that that will cut it on its own.<br /> <br /> Currently, here is what I am proposing as a the definition of &quot;NixOS distribution&quot; for the purposes of being on this list, please feel free to add your own considerations.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;(In my opinion) Distributions Are&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> - Independent projects<br /> <br /> - Created or managed by any number of people<br /> <br /> - With a specific vision of what their project should be that is significantly different than stock NixOS (i.e., it should be somewhat opinionated and/or be trying to achieve something that NixOS is not providing, or is difficult to provide in its unmodified state)<br /> <br /> - that makes significant use of nix, nix theory and store-based package management (as in the case of Guix), nixpkgs, or nix tooling<br /> <br /> Of course, this is just one person&#039;s opinion. I might miss stuff! So I am open to any other alternative interpretations. [[User:Abmurrow|Abmurrow]] ([[User talk:Abmurrow|talk]]) 21:20, 1 June 2026 (UTC)</div>

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