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Maybe we could get nix.org? #8
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Ah, someone linked this comment from about a year ago that says:
Frustrating, though @infinisil and @thufschmitt already argued that it might be worth it. The foundation does have significant reserves right now and could indeed afford it, though we should of course get the best possible deal. |
Yeah this might be worth another thought, |
I just contacted Graham for more detailed info:
So it's not looking good, but I think we should still try. I might follow up on this after talking to the foundation. |
Thank you so much!
Was there some mixup? nixos.org is the one we already have. |
Ahh yes, should be nixos.com (the adult one), updated the comment |
I think |
It should be the "Nix Foundation" imo :) NixOS/foundation#77 But I don't think just because the focus is on development means that the domain should reflect that. Nix can be used for more than just development, we shouldn't disregard that fact. |
Right now it does, but Nix is more than that and could be advertised as such.
At the very least there is the NixOS organization here on github and the adjacent nix-community org. nix.org would promise a single entry point for the whole ecosystem, not just the developer tool. |
It's mentioned specifically in the RFC as being potentially too costly, but we don't know if we don't try.
According to WHOIS, the domain was registered in 2000 and has either been sold recently or is currently owned by MarkMonitor, a domain broker. They also own(ed) nix.com.
The domain doesn't seem to currently be available on their website, but we could contact them about it. I would gladly do it, but I fear that with my name not showing up on the Nix homepage anywhere and me not having an @nixos.org email address (does anyone have one of those?), they would not take my request seriously.
Additional benefit of nix.org that are not mentioned in the RFC yet:
nix.dev
links can forward todocs.nix.org
, allnixos.org
links can redirect tonix.org
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