The best part of it is that it's not just graphical: It's a headless daemon that you can configure via config file, CLI or GUI.
That's in stark contrast to i.e. CoreCtl which only operates while its window is open in a graphical desktop session.
AND have backups.
Nah, at least the display and ideally USB port need to be replaceable too. The display is way too easy to damage in normal use. Camera module damage is also conceivable given the prevalence of bumps.
NixOS because it's the only usable stab at sustainable system configuration.
I recommend borgbackup.
It has since taken away Gentoo’s raison d’être a bit in my head.
I wouldn't say so. We currently don't hold a candle to USE-flags. Many packages are already configurable but there's no standard on anything w.r.t. that.
There's no technical reason we couldn't have such a standard but it hasn't happened yet.
That's Nix, not NixOS.
I also wouldn't be too sure on that "explicit" part for Docker. It's somewhat isolated, sure, but everything but explicit: you can download arbitrary data from wherever you like.
That isn't going to help them one bit if they have a SteamVR HMD.
It recommends AMDVLK... meh
It's a LineageOS thing AFAIK. I'd be a bit surprised if GrapheneOS had it since they're quite close to stock AOSP when it comes to customisations that don't relate to security or privacy.
You quite clearly said
instead of simply and arbitrary banning forever
Welcome to my blocklist buddy. Go play with the rest of the trolls.
He didn't. He (rightly) called out people who have never contributed to the kernel and posted flame replies to the initial announcement on the mailing list.
This isn't some wild conspiracy theory either, this is a thing Russia actually does: cause disarray and split "western" communities; divide and conquer. It's an their explicit goal of the Kremlin to do this; there's credible accounts of that.
If you want a community that's resistant to such influences, you ought to call this sort of thing out whenever you see it.