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== Why is there a new wiki? What is with nixos.wiki? ==

~~The old wiki has some problems:~~

* many components (mediawiki, php, icu) are severly outdated

The old wiki at nixos.wiki has several problems:

- MediaWiki 1.29 (EOL 2018), now 1.35 (EOL 2023-12)

* Many components (mediawiki, php, icu) are severely outdated.

** MediaWiki 1.29 (EOL 2018), now 1.35 (EOL 2023-12)

** PHP 7.3.33 (EOL 2021-12)

** ICU 64.2

~~- PHP 7~~.~~3.33 (EOL 2021-12)~~

* Cloudflare DDOS protection makes wiki edits fail sometimes.

~~- ICU 64~~.2

* There is no WYSIWYG editor.

* ~~we had issues with the cloudflare DDOS protection making~~ wiki ~~edits fail sometimes~~

* The wiki infrastructure, which was supposed to be made public after launch, never ended-up being made public.

We tried to address these issues multiple times over multiple years across multiple channels (email, matrix). We never got a direct answer. The last point of contact was made through zimbatm representing the NixOS foundation, asking the maintainer about possible cooperation on a new wiki. The answer was no. With the old wiki deteriorating and the maintainer unresponsive, forking the content into a new wiki remained the only way forward.

* no WYSIWYG editor

* the infra, which was supposed to be made public ~~close to the start~~, never ended-up being public

We ~~addressed most of the~~ issues multiple times over multiple years ~~over~~ multiple channels (email, matrix). We never got a direct answer. The last point of contact was made through zimbatm ~~to represent~~ the foundation ~~and ask fadenb if he wants to cooperate~~ on a new wiki. The answer was no. With the old wiki deteriorating and the ~~admin non responsive we sadly saw~~ forking as the only way forward.

~~references:~~

~~- <nowiki>https://nixos.wiki/wiki/User:Winny/WikiRisks</nowiki>~~

Also see: https://nixos.wiki/wiki/User:Winny/WikiRisks

== Why is Nix written in C++ rather than a functional language like Haskell? ==