Lix: A modern, delicious implementation of the Nix package manager

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nix with a modern flavor

an ever-evolving lix codebase, for a language that can evolve

Lix is designed to grow and evolve — in a way that never breaks backwards compatibility. Lix intends to support language versioning features — so we can continuously improve the language without affecting existing configurations.

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an independent ecosystem

community-owned infrastructure

Lix is designed to avoid ecosystem lock-in: you can build and use Lix without any dependency on corporate-controlled infrastructure, like Microsoft's GitHub.

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a human-friendly implementation

a configuration language for everyone — human or otherwise

Declarative configurations may run on machines — but their interface shouldn't be designed for them! The Lix team is constantly working on usability and ergonomics enhancements — including tools that let you better see and interact with your configuration.

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