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Nixers.net - venam - 30-08-2014
Hello fellow nixers,
This thread is about discussing clearly what we stand for.
Due to the last weeks events and questionings going around I thought it would
be a nice thing to speak up and say what we are as a community.
What are our ideals, what do we stand and strive for, what do we fulfill, how
do we differ, as the Nixers community.
We are a small, respectful community where everyone can have a place.
We are not overwhelmed by the size of our own community, unlike forums like
unix.com.
We strive for friendship, wonderful and interesting contents on the forums,
and casual technological or friendly, sometimes offtopic, conversations on irc.
Most of us are young enthusiasts that like to discover new things.
But most of all we have a deep bound.
We are looking through this forums to create content that is novel
and interesting, that takes on new approaches, new perspectives, that questions current
understanding, inspires, and removes confusion around topics.
We do all this as a community, through friendly discussions, active
brainstorming, and lots of engaged play.
I'd like everyone to discuss and answer the following questions:
What attracted you to nixers.net?
What kept you coming to nixers.net?
If there were two things that you would remember from Nixers.net what would they be?
How do you think we differ from other communities?
In a simple sentence define our community.
The goal of those questions is to find the real ideal of our name and to stay
true to it. We'll find what we are and what we'll stay.
RE: Nixers.net - pizzaroll1 - 30-08-2014
Quote:What attracted you to nixers.net?Originally, I joined unixhub.net, and that was due to the links in the sidebar of /r/unixporn on Reddit. Now, I rarely go to /r/unixporn, Nixers (and UnixHub before it) were much nicer and more interesting places to go.
Quote:What kept you coming to nixers.net?The IRC is a nice place to hang out, and there are some very interesting discussions on the forums sometimes. Mostly, it's just nice to discuss these sorts of things because I rarely get a chance to in real life.
Quote:If there was two things that you would keep from Nixers.net what would they be?Uhm, is this question supposed to mean "things I'd like to keep away from Nixers because they're bad" or "things I would like to take from Nixers because they're good"? Either this question is ambiguous, or I didn't get enough sleep (or both).
Quote:How do you think we differ from other communities?There are other similar communities like (maybe) /r/linux and (possibly) /g/, but they're all massive behemoths with thousands of contributors. Also, 4chan is, of course, anonymous, preventing a real community from forming. I'd say Nixers is more of a tightly knit community. There are other communities of a similar size where you get to know who's who (a few mailing lists I subscribe to that fit this bill: {misc,ports,tech}@openbsd.org, various Haskell mailing lists from around the internet), but they're all mostly single-topic (or only a small range of topics) communities.
Quote:In a simple sentence define our community.Elitist about Unix, but in a friendly, accessible yet extremely autistic way.
RE: Nixers.net - venam - 30-08-2014
Quote:I think I didn't express myself correctly . I mean two things that you would want nixers to stick to. Two things you like the most.Quote:If there was two things that you would keep from Nixers.net what would they be?Uhm, is this question supposed to mean "things I'd like to keep away from Nixers because they're bad" or "things I would like to take from Nixers because they're good"? Either this question is ambiguous, or I didn't get enough sleep (or both).
RE: Nixers.net - shtols - 30-08-2014
Quote:What attracted you to nixers.net?I honestly can't tell anymore. I just remember stumbling across it coming from some somewhere on Reddit (But definitely not /r/unixporn, I think it might have been /r/freebsd, but as stated.. I don't really remember.), clicking through the forums for a few days and finally signing up because I like the topics that were discussed and the people seemed to be relatively (huehue) mature in the way they enjoyed their hobby. Most distro-specific communities were on a very egocentric trip, especially the Arch community. It felt different here.
Quote:What kept you coming to nixers.net?The atmosphere, which is almost solely created by the people. Even though there is an elitist touch it has never been hostile towards people with different interests. Most people here are avid ricers, I'm not, Most people here tend to use one of the BSD-derivates or Arch, I'm more of a Debian guy. Most people here have the desire to create the most beautiful solution to a problem, I just want it to work more or less. Yet not even once I have been attacked for my choices. Same applies to all other topics that get discussed, even though it might look hostile to new people because of the regular declaration of faggotry in the IRC-channel it's a slack community.
In addition to that it's always awesome to see what people come up with. Unforgettable is the 'four-o-clock-in-the-morning-shit-we-should-all-already-be-asleep'-esque discussion about a virus-like-software with total autonomy that would be programmed to change political systems. This was really amazing.
Quote:If there was two things that you would keep from Nixers.net what would they be?I go with pizzaroll1 here, I don't fully get the question.
Quote:How do you think we differ from other communities?I'll have to think about that. There are too many thoughts going through my head.
Quote:In a simple sentence define our community.Hic sunt dracones.
RE: Nixers.net - pizzaroll1 - 30-08-2014
(30-08-2014, 05:48 AM)venam Wrote: I mean two things that you would want nixers to stick to. Two things you like the most.In that case, I really like the fact that there are sometimes community projects (although they may not always actually get finished, work, or even get started). There should be more of those. Also, I enjoy the fact there are many people who don't seem to ever sleep. You go on the IRC, everyone is there, and you think "they're probably all AFK", but no, it turns out they're all awake at unreasonable times from all sorts of timezones and discussing something or other.
RE: Nixers.net - kirby - 30-08-2014
(30-08-2014, 03:21 AM)venam Wrote: What attracted you to nixers.net?
I was bored one day on study leave and decided I wanted an irc channel to visit. There was one I went to a few years ago but that's long gone now. Found UnixHub from /r/unixporn
(30-08-2014, 03:21 AM)venam Wrote: What kept you coming to nixers.net?
I was on study leave, it's not like I had anything else to do haha. Also, everyone was nice and funny enough, and I liked that it wasn't huge.
(30-08-2014, 03:21 AM)venam Wrote: If there was two things that you would remember from Nixers.net what would they be?
You guys are all very helpful. I asked for help on my school project (trilobite) twice, and both times got a very useful response. For that I'm very grateful. Other than that, just stay on irc and discuss interesting stuff every now and then.
(30-08-2014, 03:21 AM)venam Wrote: How do you think we differ from other communities?
Size mostly. However you look at it, we are a very small, but pretty close-knit community. I can dig that.
RE: Nixers.net - dcli - 30-08-2014
(30-08-2014, 03:21 AM)venam Wrote: What attracted you to nixers.net?I liked the scrots of all the nixers b[/quote]est
(30-08-2014, 03:21 AM)venam Wrote: What kept you coming to nixers.net?Everyone from the IRC channel grew on me quite a lot
(30-08-2014, 03:21 AM)venam Wrote: If there was two things that you would remember from Nixers.net what would they be?Unfortunately, the drama, and fortunately, the serious rice skills everyone has
(30-08-2014, 03:21 AM)venam Wrote: How do you think we differ from other communities?We're small and elite
(30-08-2014, 03:21 AM)venam Wrote: In a simple sentence define our community.A bunch of fuckin' autists somehow given a complex operating system and told to make it look good and work easily.
RE: Nixers.net - z3bra - 30-08-2014
What attracted you to nixers.net?
The experience of its members. For the newbie I was, nixers where a group of advanced unix users, doing some magic with their unix machines. I came here for learning, stood for the quality of content.
What kept you coming to nixers.net?
As I said, quality of content. Every post is about a nifty hack, a nice trick or interesting poll (minus some exceptions, like the "what do you ride" thread...). I always learn something new, and made a few friends here, we're not elitists. But we're advanced enough to take position and discuss many different subjects. I like it
If there was two things that you would remember from Nixers.net what would they be?
Tweak'n'share. That's what I expect from our members. And that's what we get. None of us can take an out-of-the-box system and be done with it. We all like to tinker with our system, try the most obscure hacks or program, and share what we did with the community.
How do you think we differ from other communities?
We're not related to a specific distro.
We're not a help desk.
We're not as populated as Japan
We are linked by the same passion: playing with Unix.
In a simple sentence define our community.
One word: justunixthings
For real: I want to play a game. It's called "Unix".
RE: Nixers.net - bsdkeith - 24-04-2015
Quote:We are linked by the same passion: playing with Unix.I like that statement, it's what I am hoping this site is.
RE: Nixers.net - pranomostro - 31-08-2015
I love to read the books written at bell labs, »the C programming language«, »Programming pearls«, »the unix programming environment, and so on. I love the ideas that drove the people who created unix, pipes, plan 9, and so much more, and love discussing them. And I want to share when I discover something useful I can do with my shell that maybe nobody else has thought of before.
So, I guess that's why I am here.
RE: Nixers.net - dkeg - 31-08-2015
What attracted you to nixers.net?
I think I also joined when it was unixhub. But what attracted me was the community and its members. I liked how it was similar to the linuxbbq community. I am only part of 3 communities, one of which I do not frequent anymore, the other two are here and bbq.
What kept you coming to nixers.net?
Same as above really. The community and the members. Similar tastes, aspirations, and very smart, talented, and opinionated (in a good way, not douchebag way)
If there was two things that you would remember from Nixers.net what would they be?
Tight and bright
How do you think we differ from other communities?
Same as above. Not to mention the creative and inspriring way in which solutions are thought out and implemented, including some of the cool projects that seemed to have spawned for discussion in the forums and irc. Also nixers is a self-maintaining and self-governing community
In a simple sentence define our community.
A Small, tight knit, bright community who shares the desire to not just use, but to fully understand and mold a system to work for the individual, improviing astethics while shaping the system around a given workflow.
RE: Nixers.net - ChefIronBelly - 15-09-2015
What attracted you to nixers.net?
Stuff like the wm's and accessories 2bwm, swm, wmutils.
What kept you coming to nixers.net?
Seems to be a minimalist striving community with high regard for quality.
If there was two things that you would remember from Nixers.net what would they be?
I'm sure this would change over time, I will go with the desire for knowledge and quality.
How do you think we differ from other communities?
The ratio of pure script kiddies to people who want to know and learn.
In a simple sentence define our community.
A fresh motivated group leading by example.
RE: Nixers.net - neeasade - 17-08-2016
> What attracted you to nixers.net?
Seeing people who enjoy having fun in unix environments and swaping tips and tricks.
> What kept you coming to nixers.net?
The same, though my focus is narrowed to rice workflow/prettifying things, as that is my primary use-case/hobby.
> If there was two things that you would remember from Nixers.net what would they be?
shitposts that are actually enjoyable from time to time, and the feeling of focused yearning for knowlege.
> How do you think we differ from other communities?
rice friendly.
RE: Nixers.net - banna - 28-05-2020
I'll keep this short.
Quote:What attracted you to nixers.net?The diversity of interests, there's always something new to learn from chatting with people on nixers.net
Quote:What kept you coming to nixers.net?How everyone is usually vocal about certain things they're working with. Always a good atmosphere to chime in if it piques my interest.
Quote:If there were two things that you would remember from Nixers.net what would they be?1.) Debates over software/system purity
2.) Plan9's ACME
Quote:How do you think we differ from other communities?A bit more approachable.
RE: Nixers.net - ckester - 30-05-2020
(31-08-2015, 06:46 PM)pranomostro Wrote: I love to read the books written at bell labs, »the C programming language«, »Programming pearls«, »the unix programming environment, and so on. I love the ideas that drove the people who created unix, pipes, plan 9, and so much more, and love discussing them. And I want to share when I discover something useful I can do with my shell that maybe nobody else has thought of before.
So, I guess that's why I am here.
I couldn't say it any better. So, yeah, me too.
RE: Nixers.net - wolf - 06-06-2020
A place without academic peacocks and REAL stuff to learn and do.
RE: Nixers.net - pfr - 16-11-2020
What attracted you to nixers.net?
I kept seeing sweet screenshots on reddit referencing nixers so came here to suss it out.
What kept you coming to nixers.net?
The overwhelmingly positive attitude of everyone here and in IRC. I felt welcome (thanks!)
If there were two things that you would remember from Nixers.net what would they be?
> The willingness to share knowledge and to help others.
> That screenshots thread tho...
How do you think we differ from other communities?
Not OS specific. Inclusive of all *nix or *nix derived or inspired systems.
In a simple sentence define our community.
Nixers is a friendly, welcoming community for all *nix enthusiasts to connect and share their knowledge and wisdom with like minded people.