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[–] ericjmorey@programming.dev 1 points 6 months ago

I guess it depends on what you're planning doing with NixOS or Aux. I wouldn't use it for anything new and critical. I'd figure out a mitigation strategy if I were relying on it for something critical.

But for experimental purposes, neither option seems like a bad call.