Hey #NixOS
I get that using packages from unstable is a dice roll, and I fully accept that those packages will sometimes be broken, but what is the deal with allowing broken packages into the mainstream stable channel?
I just switched to 25.05 and now open-stage-control won't update.
Why not have the most recent non-broken version in the stable channel?
This is incredibly not-smooth and not-easy to deal with, I have to comment out the package and then remember to add it back in later. This is absolute doom for an ADHD like me. I've already reverted my servers back to Debian, and I'm strongly considering the same for my laptop, because this is unreliable, I use OSC for live performances, I cannot have the package break randomly and then need to be removed while it gets fixed if I want to update anything at all.
JimmyChezPants 🇨🇦
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2025-05-25 11:44:14 UTC
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