tl;dr: There is a renewed effort to improve documentation, head to https://opencollective.com/nixos/projects/nix-documentation or contact foundation@nixos.org to chip in with funding! With the 2023 crowd-funding in documentation funding, we've seen some improvements, but a lot more is needed to make significant progress towards improving the overall experience with Nix documentation, including onb…
Hey everyone, we are yayayayaka and jopejoe1, the release managers of the newest release of NixOS. We are very proud to announce the public availability of NixOS 26.05 "Yarara". NixOS is a Linux distribution. Its underlying package repository Nixpkgs can also be used on other Linux systems and macOS with the Nix package manager. This release will receive bugfixes and security updates for seven mon…
Official Partnership between NixOS Foundation and Framework TL;DR: Since April 2025, The NixOS Foundation and Framework are officially partnering to improve NixOS support on Framework devices. This formalizes earlier community efforts, enabling selected community members to contribute to testing, documentation, and support for current and future hardware. From Community Effort to Official Partners…
Hey everyone, we are jopejoe1 and Leona Maroni, the release managers of the newest release of NixOS. We are very proud to announce the public availability of NixOS 25.11 "Xantusia". NixOS is a Linux distribution. Its underlying package repository Nixpkgs can also be used on other Linux systems and macOS with the Nix package manager. This release will receive bugfixes and security updates for seven…
Hey everyone, we are Leona Maroni and Tristan Ross, the release managers of the newest release of NixOS. We are very proud to announce the public availability of NixOS 25.05 "Warbler". NixOS is a Linux distribution. Its underlying package repository Nixpkgs can also be used on other Linux systems and macOS with the Nix package manager. This release will receive bugfixes and security updates for se…
History The NixOS logo was originally designed by Simon Frankau for Haskell as part of the 2009 Haskell logo contest. Simon kindly gave permission for the design to be used by the NixOS project, and it was made official in November 2009. In 2015, a new version of the logo with a "hexagon design" was created by Tim Cuthbertson and added to the homepage. In March of 2017, it officially superseded th…
A New Chapter for the NixOS Foundation On March 4th, 2025, we welcomed a new NixOS Foundation Board — marking the first-ever board rotation under our newly established constitution. Change is always a big step, but we believe this one is for the better! With clearly defined roles and a more structured approach, the Foundation is set up for success in supporting the Nix & NixOS ecosystem. Following…
Hello everyone, we are Tristan Ross and Weijia Wang, the release managers for the newest release of NixOS known as NixOS 24.11 Vicuña. We're glad to announce that after the additional week-long delay that we can deliver this stable release of NixOS. NixOS is a Linux distribution, whose set of packages can also be used on other Linux systems and macOS. This release will receive bugfixes and securit…
After successfully using CIVS to tally the 450 ballots cast (56% turnout) on OpaVote, We are hereby concluding this election! We congratulate the first members of the Nix Steering Committee (SC) (ordered alphabetically): @Ericson2314 (2 year term) @fpletz (1 year term) @Gabriella439 (2 year term) @jtojnar (2 year term) @roberth (2 year term) @tomberek (1 year term) @winterqt (1 year term) This res…
Some links in this post are only accessible to NixOS org members. As a first step towards a better governance for official Nix projects, we are happy to announce the kick-off of the first Nix Steering Committee election! The Steering Committee will be the primary community leadership body, responsible for steering the official Nix projects -- organisationally, socially, and technically. This inclu…
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