From dbd4632c760bcbf7ebae433485d601b3ef7cb582 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ryan Yin Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2023 16:33:17 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] feat: add 'Warning about Flakes' --- README.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index bbec14b..8ef39b8 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ An unofficial NixOS & Flakes :book: for beginners: https://nixos-and-flakes.thiscute.world +## Warning about Flakes + +The flakes experimental feature is a major development for Nix, it introduces a policy for managing dependencies between Nix expressions, it improves reproducibility, composability and usability in the Nix ecosystem. Although it's still an experimental feature, flakes have been widely used by the Nix community. + +It's Flakes is one of the most significant changes the nix project has ever seen. + +:warning: But **Flakes is still an experimental feature**, there are still many problems with it, and it is likely to introduce some breaking changes in the process of stablizing it, and it’s uncertain how greatly the breaking changes will be, so **use it at your own risk**! + ## Contribution > _A real community, however, exists only when its members interact in a meaningful way that deepens their understanding of each other and leads to learning._