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1. anarchotaoist (anarchotaoist@liberdon.com)'s status on Saturday, 06-Jul-2024 20:27:38 JST anarchotaoist

   NixOS Is Dead; Here's Why It Was 100% Avoidable
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb6SonDePzk
   #Linux #NixOS

   • Gabe (gabriel@mk.gabe.rocks)'s status on Saturday, 06-Jul-2024 20:27:37 JST Gabe

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     @anarchotaoist@liberdon.com
     "Don't give up power" is a tactic with a definitive expiry date. Part of running a BDFL should include succession planning.
     Another risk of being king is that you may make your death / injury a much more expident route to sabotaging your project.
     
     I don't follow nixOS so I'm unfamiliar with this particular incident however.

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   • Hyolobrika (hyolobrika@social.fbxl.net)'s status on Saturday, 06-Jul-2024 20:27:54 JST Hyolobrika

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     • Gabe
     >Another risk of being king is that you may make your death / injury a much more expident route to sabotaging your project.
     Who on earth is going to assassinate an open source maintainer?
   • Gabe (gabriel@mk.gabe.rocks)'s status on Saturday, 06-Jul-2024 20:27:54 JST Gabe

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     • Hyolobrika

     @Hyolobrika@social.fbxl.net
     Boeing!
     Kidding aside, there are many other things that can be done before it gets to that level. But I wouldn't rule out psychological torture (which sorta happened in he XZ incident iirc).

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