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While NixOS looks interesting, it seems like a security flaw to store the functions of the OS in a single file. Your thoughts? (lemmy.world)
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To me, it doesn’t sound as secure since if something happened to that file (deleted, corrupted, etc.), the whole OS could get destroyed.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Technically, using a modern CPU is a security risk. (Intel's Management Engine & AMD's Platform Security Processor)