Eelco Dolstra
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In particular, doing 'nix build /path/to/dir' now works if /path/to/dir is not a Git tree (it only has to contain a flake.nix file). Also, 'nix flake init' no longer requires a Git tree (but it will do a 'git add flake.nix' if it's a Git tree)
Nix, the purely functional package manager
Nix is a new take on package management that is fairly unique. Because of its purity aspects, a lot of issues found in traditional package managers don't appear with Nix.
To find out more about the tool, usage and installation instructions, please read the manual, which is available on the Nix website at https://nixos.org/nix/manual.
Contributing
Take a look at the Hacking Section of the manual. It helps you to get started with building Nix from source.
License
Nix is released under the LGPL v2.1