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why is it called nix? unix without u (lemm.ee)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think nix being slang for nichts is a coincidence, because it actually comes from the dutch word "niks", which also means nothing. I think this is mentioned on the NixOS website somewhere.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago

OK, its going down to the wire, which language had nix sounding word first?