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NixOS and the Art of OS Configuration

You know how it is when you take a quick look at a framework for organising your dotfiles, and end up installing and configuring a new Linux operating system on an old MacBook Air? No? Just me then.

Read in full here:

https://www.rousette.org.uk/archives/nixos-and-the-art-of-os-configuration/

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