For the NixOS Foundation’s collaboration with the NGI Zero consortium, this means getting as many as possible of the more than 1200 NLnet-funded sof

Nix@NGI: Making Open Source Software Run Smoothly

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For the NixOS Foundation’s collaboration with the NGI Zero consortium, this means getting as many as possible of the more than 1200 NLnet-funded software projects to work smoothly with the Nix ecosystem by building a comprehensive collection of

updated regularly until mid 2027. To further increase transparency and accountability, we aim to make the state of completion, average cost of deliverables, and other metrics accessible at any time.

We can’t do all of that on our own and have to be more than just a bit clever about it. Some applications are already packaged but not yet discoverable as such or not complete, others require different approaches completely: enabling their authors to wield the power of Nix to do it themselves, and rewarding volunteer contributors for helping out.

As a side effect, we intend our work to benefit all contributors to NixOS by improving tools and simplifying processes as we go.