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TODO List
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==========
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## Misc
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## Soft Release
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### Misc
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- Move "The Team" to under community
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- Fix the favicon
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- Remove the "pending pull request" from the install page, once that's merged.
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- Add social media icons below lix for mastodon/github/etc.
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- Figure out where "usability" should link to.
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## Pages
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### Pages
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- Create the `/resources` page, with resources for learning Nix.
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- Create a /community page linking to matrix.
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- Create a /community-standards page (raito is creating text)
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- Link "/contributing" to... maybe the wiki?
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- Figure out where to link the "Docs" link to, and uncomment it.
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## Graphics
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### Graphics
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- Fix the fact that Hugo is sticking the wrong thing into the alt texts.
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- Replace the primary "hero" graphic with a Lix one.
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- Replace the "lix-managed systems" graphic with an image of our logo on a screen.
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- Replace the placeholders for each of the three main page "why lix" points.
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- Add nice images to the "/about" page.
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# Wishlist
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## Wishlist
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### Misc
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- Fix the way CSS makes the page look on narrower monitors
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- Fix the CSS vertical alignment on webkit mobile
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- Figure out where to link the "Docs" link to, and uncomment it.
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### Content
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- Screenshots (incl. maybe of Xil) showing ergonomics enhancements in the /about page.
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- Create /roadmap.
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- Create /infrastructure.
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### Graphics
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- Add nice images to the "/about" page.
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- Replace the primary "hero" graphic with a Lix one.
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url: "/about"
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weight: 2
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- name: "The Team"
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url: "/team"
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weight: 3
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- name: "FAQs"
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url: "/faq"
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weight: 2
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#- name: "Docs"
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# url: "/#"
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weight: 8
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buttons:
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- name: "Install Lix"
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- name: "Install Lix (beta)"
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url: "/install"
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weight: 5
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pre: "btn btn-primary text-light"
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And room to grow means room for [usability and ergonomics improvements](#) -- both in the langauge and in
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tooling.
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## Frequently Asked Questions (relatively speaking)
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#### Q: Can I use my existing Nix/NixOS configuration?
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Absolutely. A primary goal of the Lix project is compatibility, which means that we very much support
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using Lix in any existing Nix or NixOS configuration.
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Check out the [install page](/install) to see how to use Lix with your existing configurations.
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#### Q: What are your plans for flakes?
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One of our primary goals is compatibility. While flakes are an experimental technology, their use is
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widespread enough that they've become a de-facto part of the Nix ecosystem -- and thus we consider them
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to be part of our compatibility guarantee.
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That said, we're not tied to any particular flake implementation. As Lix develops, we plan on adding an
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extension system for the tooling -- which will allow technologies like flakes, as well as new and different
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extensions -- to seamlessly act with the Lix core without needing to reside long-term in the Lix tree.
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#### Q: What relation does Lix have to the Nix Foundation, and to related projects?
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Besides being a fork of CppNix and an implementation of the Nix language, Lix is the
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effort of a number of long-time Nix, Nixpkgs, NixOS, and Tvix contributors and maintainers -- and has
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been developed in partnership with a number of prolific Nix-documenters, bloggers, and users.
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We welcome anyone who wants to develop for both Lix and another implementation -- including CppNix and _Tvix_,
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and our open-source implementation absolutely allows any developer to integrate our code into any
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license-compatible project.
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However, ___Lix does not fall under the NixOS Foundation umbrella___, is funded independently of the foundation,
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and is not in any way controlled by its leadership. Unfortunately, at the moment, this is vital for
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us to deliver on our promise of a safe and inclusive community.
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#### Q: If Lix plans to adopt Rust, what makes it different from Tvix?
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Unlike Lix, [Tvix](https://tvix.dev/) is a ground-up re-implementation of the Nix language in Rust,
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which shares many of the same modernization goals as Lix -- but also has a long way to go before it can
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reach feature parity (and parity in correctness) with the CppNix and Lix implementations.
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Lix instead plans a _top-down_, _piecewise_ approach to our Rust extensions and replacements -- which means
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that Lix already has feature-parity with -- and correctness exceeding -- the original CppNix.
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#### Q: What does the name Lix stand for? How is it pronounced?
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Like Nix, Lix isn't really short for anything. The name originally derives from the term _Layered Nix_,
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based on the premise of layering new language and tooling features atop a fully-compatible, rock-solid base.
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Lix is pronounced like _licks_ -- i.e. what you might do if someone handed you a delicious ice cream cone;
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which may or may not be stacked up with lambdas.
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#### Q: Can I help?
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Absolutely! We love new contributors, and are always looking for contributions in all of our areas -- and
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we value contributions of more than just code.
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Head over to the [contributing](/contributing) page to get started.
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author: "Lix Team"
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---
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Lix exists **first and foremost for its community** -- and we very much hope that will include you!
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If you're looking for help, have any questions, want to pitch in -- or just want to talk -- join us
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using [one of the venues below](Engaging-with-the-Community) .
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## Community Standards
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As part of our responsibility to community, we are dedicated to creating a safe and welcoming environment
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in which our community can create great things together.
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Accordingly, we've developed a set of [community standards](/community-standards), which all contributors
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are expected to follow.
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## Governance
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Lix is developed by a community of passionate users! We have no "benevolent dictator for life",
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nor a small foundation board that governs the community. Instead, **we rely on teams of our developers
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and users to carry the burdens of maintenance and governance**.
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We're currently in the process of establishing a more full-fledged governance model, which we believe must
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be built on engagement with -- and feedback from -- our community. In the interim, decisions are made by
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simple voting, with one vote held by each member of the "[core team](/team)", who are acting as interim
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governance.
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## Engaging with the Community
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The best way to engage with the community currently is to **join our Matrix space** -- a decentralized
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chat platform commonly used among open-source projects.
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### Lix Matrix
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Joining is relatively straightforward -- you can find us on the `lix.systems` Matrix server.
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The easiest way to connect with us is to join our [Matrix space](https://matrix.to/#/#space:lix.systems),
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which will allow you to see previews of and join the most relevant community rooms.
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Note that all community venues -- including our Matrix rooms -- are subject to our [community standards].
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### Community Resources
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In order to help folks who are getting started or who want to learn more about Lix, we've created a curated
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list of [community resources](/community) that you may find helpful. If you have suggestions, feel free to
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drop them in our Matrix chat!
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title: "Frequently Asked Questions"
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description: "frequently is, of course, relatively speaking"
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date: "2024-05-01"
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author: "Lix Team"
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---
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These are the most common questions we get -- or anticipate getting. If you can't find the answer
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you're looking for, please feel free to ask over in the [community](/community).
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<br/>
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#### Q: Can I use my existing Nix/NixOS configuration?
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Absolutely. A primary goal of the Lix project is compatibility, which means that we very much support
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using Lix in any existing Nix or NixOS configuration.
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Check out the [install page](/install) to see how to use Lix with your existing configurations.
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#### Q: What are your plans for flakes?
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One of our primary goals is compatibility. While flakes are an experimental technology, their use is
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widespread enough that they've become a de-facto part of the Nix ecosystem -- and thus we consider them
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to be part of our compatibility guarantee.
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That said, we're not tied to any particular flake implementation. As Lix develops, we plan on adding an
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extension system for the tooling -- which will allow technologies like flakes, as well as new and different
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extensions -- to seamlessly act with the Lix core without needing to reside long-term in the Lix tree.
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_Flakes are not the only way to write Nix language code in Lix, and we intend to provide a good experience
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to those using flakes -- while also improving the experience for those not using them --
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by evolving a compatible but more flexible flake-like abstraction in the periphery of the Lix system._
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#### Q: What relation does Lix have to the Nix Foundation, and to related projects?
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Besides being a fork of CppNix and an implementation of the Nix language, Lix is the
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effort of a number of long-time Nix, Nixpkgs, NixOS, and Tvix contributors and maintainers -- and has
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been developed in partnership with a number of prolific Nix-documenters, bloggers, and users.
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We welcome anyone who wants to develop for both Lix and another implementation -- including CppNix and _Tvix_,
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and our open-source implementation absolutely allows any developer to integrate our code into any
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license-compatible project.
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However, ___Lix does not fall under the NixOS Foundation umbrella___, is funded independently of the foundation,
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and is not in any way controlled by its leadership. With the recent reboot of the foundation's governance,
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we are in communication with -- and open to collaboration with -- the foundation.
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#### Q: How does Lix work? How can I contribute or help out?
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The Lix codebase is comprised of a few parts, which you can see a description of
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[here](https://wiki.lix.systems/link/18) along with what we want to improve in them. We also have a
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lot of areas we are working on other than C++ code that we would love help on, from documentation to
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compiling lists of resources, web design, bug tracker triage, and more. If you're looking for an idea
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to get started on, we have triaged some tasks
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[that we believe should be straightforward](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues?q=&type=all&sort=&state=open&labels=157&milestone=0&project=0&assignee=0&poster=0). To read more
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about which tasks we recommend taking on, see
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[Freezes and recommended contributions](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues?q=&type=all&sort=&state=open&labels=157&milestone=0&project=0&assignee=0&poster=0).
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Feel free to ask for help in the Lix development channel. Especially feel free to ask for us to write down
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more work that we would like help with, or to write contribution information that is missing;
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it is a goal of the project for it to be easy to get up to speed. Also, if you need additional access to
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do some task, such as fixing a typo in the wiki, let us know and we will figure it out.
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#### Q: How do I submit changes to the Lix project?
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Feel free to ask for help in the Lix development channel. Especially feel free to ask for us to write down
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more work that we would like help with, or to write contribution information that is missing; it is a goal
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of the project for it to be easy to get up to speed. Also, if you need additional access to do some task,
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such as fixing a typo in the wiki, let us know and we'll figure it out.
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It is also possible to submit changes as normal GitHub pull requests on lix-project/lix. These are also
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welcome, and we will FIXME convert them to Gerrit changes for you for review. However, there are limitations
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to the GitHub flow such as PRs needing to be squashed into one change. For larger changes than about 150 lines
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of normal code, or if necessary, we may ask for a change to be submitted to Gerrit directly so we can review
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it commit-by-commit.
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#### Q: What is a Lix account? What do I need one for?
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Lix has a central accounts system for all its services. These accounts allow access to Forgejo (the Lix bug tracker
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and repositories), Gerrit Code Review, the wiki and other collaboration software we use.
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To get started contributing to Lix, you need a Lix account. The easiest way to obtain one is to use GitHub
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for login, as it will let you get started immediately. We also have local accounts available for those who
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wish not to use GitHub; if you would like one, please speak to a member of the Lix team on Matrix and we
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will gladly make you one manually.
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#### Q: If Lix plans to adopt Rust, what makes it different from Tvix?
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Unlike Lix, [Tvix](https://tvix.dev/) is a ground-up re-implementation of the Nix language in Rust,
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which shares many of the same modernization goals as Lix -- but also has a long way to go before it can
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reach feature parity (and parity in correctness) with the CppNix and Lix implementations.
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Lix instead plans a _top-down_, _piecewise_ approach to our Rust extensions and replacements -- which means
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that Lix already has feature-parity with -- and correctness exceeding -- the original CppNix.
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#### Q: What does the name Lix stand for? How is it pronounced?
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Like Nix, Lix isn't really short for anything. The name originally derives from the term _Layered Nix_,
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based on the premise of layering new language and tooling features atop a fully-compatible, rock-solid base.
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Lix is pronounced like _licks_ -- i.e. what you might do if someone handed you a delicious ice cream cone;
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which may or may not be stacked up with lambdas.
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- **Qyriad ([@Qyriad](https://github.com/Qyriad), she/her [singular] or they/them [plural])**
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Build system experts who delve way, way too deep into tooling -- so you don't have to.
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- **raito ([@RaitoBezarius](https://github.com/RaitoBezarius), he/they)**
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- **raito ([@RaitoBezarius](https://github.com/RaitoBezarius), he/him)**
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Raito is working on nixpkgs packaging, infrastructure, and review in Lix.
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They are a Tvix developer focusing on the store and the evaluator.
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As transparency is important, we've included declarations from each core team member regarding any possible
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conflicts of interest.
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- **hexchen** <mark>TODO</mark>
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- **hexchen**
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hexchen's employer and its sister companies use Nix/Lix internally and offer Nix-based consulting.
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hexchen has no stake in the company, does not work in the consulting teams and there is no
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expectation for her to contribute to Lix on company time. **Should a governance decision involving
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these or any other financial ties arise, hexchen will recuse herself from decision-making.**
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- **Irenes** <mark>TODO</mark>
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- **Irene Knapp** (they/them) is the technology director of Internet Safety Labs (ISL), a US-based 501(c)(3)
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non-profit. To the best of Irene's knowledge, ISL has no financial involvement with any Lix or Nix
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effort or organization, other than its own internal infrastructure.
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Irene is also involved in an advisory capacity with the Coworker Solidarity Fund, a US-based 501(c)(4).
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**Should a governance decision involving these or any other financial ties arise, Irene will recuse themselves
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from decision-making.** Additionally, while the following does not fall within the scope of any reasonable
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conflict of interest policy and is not within the scope of the recusal promise,
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Irene chooses to affirm that they have many personal ties to trans, disabled and
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neurodivergent tech workers, and are involved with providing and encouraging peer support to same.
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Irene views the broader queer, disabled, and neurodivergent communities as the primary people to whom
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they are responsible as an activist, regardless of whatever other affiliations they may have.
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- **jade** <mark>TODO</mark>
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- **Jade** is currently not working on anything else relevant to Lix development.
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- She thus declares that she has **no conflicts of interest** regarding the governance of Lix.
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- **Kate Temkin** is the CEO and one-third owner of **Tactile Metrology LLC (TMLLC)**, a company that currently
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sponsors Lix development. TMLLC declares that it has no financial stake in the future of Lix or Nix,
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- **Lunaphied** declare that they have **no conflicts of interest** regarding the governance of Lix.
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- **pennae** <mark>TODO</mark>
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- **pennae** declare that they have **no conflicts of interest** regarding the governance of Lix.
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- **puck** <mark>TODO</mark>
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- **Puck** is working on a NLnet project involving Nix. Should a governance decision involving relevant
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financial interests arise, she will recuse herself from the relevant decision-making.
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- **Qyriad** is a one-third owner of **Tactile Metrology LLC (TMLLC)**, a company that currently
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sponsors Lix development. TMLLC declares that it has no financial stake in the future of Lix or Nix,
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no ties to the military-industrial-complex, and a strong commitment to avoiding such ties. TMLLC is
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owned by individuals, and not VC investors. Qyriad accordingly declares she has **no conflicts of interest**
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regarding governance of Lix.
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owned by individuals, and not VC investors. **Should any decision arise in which TMLLC's interests are
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relevant, Qyriad will recuse herself from the relevant decision-making**.
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- **raito** <mark>TODO</mark>
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- **raitobezarius** declares that he's self-employed in a cooperative, offers Nix-based consulting and training.
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He has currently no stake in the cooperative, though this will change soon. He's also employed by INRIA until
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August 2024 on Rust formal verification matters. **Should a governance decision involving these or any other
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financial ties arise, raitobezarius will recuse himself from decision-making.**
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Additionally, raitobezarius is co-president of DGNum (dgnum.eu), a French "loi 1901" nonprofit organization
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aiming to promote the parisian Ecole Normale Superieure (45 rue d'Ulm, 75005 Paris) excellence on computer
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science using heavily Nix/NixOS based technologies.
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- **wiggles** <mark>TODO</mark>
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