# Marketing

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## [2025-04-07 - Marketing Team Minutes](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-04-07-marketing-team-minutes/62780)

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**Author:** [@djacu](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/djacu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-04-07-marketing-team-minutes/62780 "2025-04-07T17:37:32Z")

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Attendees Sync @djacu @idabzo @avocadoom @flyfloh Async Previous Tasks @idabzo will monitor the Alpscale PR @albertc will create a PR based on unselectable shell prompts issue @idabzo will coordinate with the in…

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## [2025-03-24 - Marketing Team Minutes](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-03-24-marketing-team-minutes/62125)

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**Author:** [@idabzo](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/idabzo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 10:22pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-03-24-marketing-team-minutes/62125 "2025-03-24T22:22:59Z")

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Attendees Sync @idabzo @avocadoom @flyfloh Async Previous Tasks @avocadoom work on code quality, banner stuff, and website theme @albertc wrap up Astro 5 collections @albertc put PR for fixing the build on macos …

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## [2025-03-17 - Marketing Team Minutes](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-03-17-marketing-team-minutes/62124)

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**Author:** [@idabzo](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/idabzo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-03-17-marketing-team-minutes/62124 "2025-03-24T19:04:55Z")

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Attendees Sync @djacu @avocadoom @albertc @flyfloh Async Previous Tasks @albertc will wrap up Astro 5 Collections @idabzo talk to partners about logo requirements and alternative logos @avocadoom will talk with @…

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## [2025-03-10 - Marketing Team Minutes](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-03-10-marketing-team-minutes/61466)

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**Author:** [@djacu](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/djacu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-03-10-marketing-team-minutes/61466 "2025-03-10T19:47:11Z")

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Attendees Sync @djacu @idabzo @avocadoom @albertc @flyfloh Async Previous Tasks @albertc will continue to work on Astro 5 Collections @avocadoom will update the README for the Commercial Support page @flyfloh wi…

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## [2025-03-03 - Marketing Team Minutes](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-03-03-marketing-team-minutes/61110)

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**Author:** [@djacu](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/djacu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 6:51pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-03-03-marketing-team-minutes/61110 "2025-03-03T18:51:53Z")

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Attendees Sync @djacu @idabzo @avocadoom @flyfloh @tomberek @albertc Async Previous Tasks @avocadoom going to look at migrating the content collections for Astro 5. @avocadoom should decided what to do with the C…

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## [2025-02-24 - Marketing Team Minutes](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-02-24-marketing-team-minutes/61109)

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**Author:** [@djacu](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/djacu)\
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**Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 6:51pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-02-24-marketing-team-minutes/61109 "2025-03-03T18:51:01Z")

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Attendees Sync @avocadoom @djacu @tomberek Async @albertc @idabzo Previous Tasks @avocadoom going to look at migrating the content collections for Astro 5. @avocadoom should decided what to do with the Commerc…

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## [2025-02-17 - Marketing Team Minutes](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-02-17-marketing-team-minutes/60453)

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**Author:** [@djacu](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/djacu)\
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**Last updated:** [February 17, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-02-17-marketing-team-minutes/60453 "2025-02-17T19:31:03Z")

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Attendees @djacu @idabzo @albertc Async update @avocadoom @flyfloh Previous Tasks @avocadoom going to look at migrating the content collections for Astro 5. @idabzo will continue to work with @kate and…

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## [2025-02-10 - Marketing Team Minutes](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-02-10-marketing-team-minutes/60096)

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**Author:** [@djacu](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/djacu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2025, 12:42am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-02-10-marketing-team-minutes/60096 "2025-02-11T00:42:04Z")

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Attendees @djacu Async update @avocadoom @idabzo @albertc @flyfloh Previous Tasks : @avocadoom going to look at migrating the content collections for Astro 5. : @avocadoom going to work on migrating us to Tail…

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## [Market nix not as a package manager but as a build tool and dependency management tool](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/market-nix-not-as-a-package-manager-but-as-a-build-tool-and-dependency-management-tool/47432)

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**Author:** [@Poscat](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/Poscat)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/market-nix-not-as-a-package-manager-but-as-a-build-tool-and-dependency-management-tool/47432 "2025-02-09T16:08:54Z")

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Currently, the official description (c.f. official site, github repo) of nix is a package manager. I think this is potentially misleading. When people think of package managers, they think of software like rpm, pip, pac…

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## [2025-02-03 - Marketing Team Minutes](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-02-03-marketing-team-minutes/59769)

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**Author:** [@djacu](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/djacu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-02-03-marketing-team-minutes/59769 "2025-02-03T18:45:56Z")

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Attendees @djacu @idabzo @avocadoom @flyfloh @tomberek Previous Tasks @avocadoom will document the vite/astro/nix problem @idabzo will continue to work with @kate and @fricklerhandwerk on the budget @idabzo will me…

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## [Please start selling installer USB sticks](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/please-start-selling-installer-usb-sticks/59358)

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**Author:** [@l0b0](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/l0b0)\
**Replies:** 36\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 2:35am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/please-start-selling-installer-usb-sticks/59358 "2025-02-03T02:35:07Z")

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Creating a bootable NixOS installer USB stick is one of the most technical parts of getting started with NixOS, and it requires already having a machine at hand. So being able to buy official USB sticks with a recent ins…

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## [2025-01-29 - Marketing Team Minutes](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-01-29-marketing-team-minutes/59541)

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**Author:** [@djacu](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/djacu)\
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**Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 6:11pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-01-29-marketing-team-minutes/59541 "2025-01-29T18:11:19Z")

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Attendees @djacu @idabzo @ra33it0 Agenda Branding guide and media kit initial thoughts. Minutes @ra33it0 We need to clarify a few things. Do we want a brand guide (internal) and a media kit (external)? Brand guide …

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## [2025-01-27 - Marketing Team Minutes](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-01-27-marketing-team-minutes/59463)

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**Author:** [@djacu](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/djacu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-01-27-marketing-team-minutes/59463 "2025-01-27T20:42:20Z")

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Attendees @djacu @idabzo @albertc @avocadoom @tomberek @isabelroses Previous Tasks @flyfloh is creating an issue and working on a prototype for Nix / NixOS content on the homepage @avocadoom work on the dev environm…

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## [2025-01-20 - Marketing Team Minutes](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-01-20-marketing-team-minutes/59462)

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**Author:** [@djacu](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/djacu)\
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**Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-01-20-marketing-team-minutes/59462 "2025-01-27T20:41:32Z")

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Attendees @djacu @idabzo @avocadoom @tomberek Previous Tasks @flyfloh is creating an issue and working on a prototype for Nix / NixOS content on the homepage @avocadoom creating and working on the issue for for Safa…

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## [2025-01-13 - Marketing Team Minutes](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-01-13-marketing-team-minutes/58768)

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**Author:** [@idabzo](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/idabzo)\
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**Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-01-13-marketing-team-minutes/58768 "2025-01-13T20:58:20Z")

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Attendees @djacu @idabzo @avocadoom @flyfloh Agenda @djacu - Roles and Responsibilities @djacu - Updating the contribution guide Minutes @flyfloh - Can we add a section on the homepage that talks about Nix? @avocado…

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## [2025-01-06 - Marketing Team Minutes](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-01-06-marketing-team-minutes/58404)

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**Author:** [@djacu](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/djacu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2025-01-06-marketing-team-minutes/58404 "2025-01-06T19:14:41Z")

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Agenda @garbas has left the team after founding it in 2020 and leading it to redesign nixos.org and focus marketing efforts on developers as a target audience. Thanks a lot! @djacu wants to reset the team a bit and coll…

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## [Marketing Team Meeting](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/marketing-team-meeting/58223)

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**Author:** [@djacu](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/djacu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 4:27am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/marketing-team-meeting/58223 "2025-01-03T04:27:37Z")

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Hello all I was talking with @avocadoom a week ago and we would like to have a meeting to discuss the future of the marketing team. Obviously, developing and maintaining the website is still on the agenda but there are …

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## [UX design for the "Nix Portal"](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/ux-design-for-the-nix-portal/53746)

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**Author:** [@fricklerhandwerk](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/fricklerhandwerk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/ux-design-for-the-nix-portal/53746 "2024-11-07T17:49:23Z")

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This is written with my Tweag hat on. Background Sponsored by the Tweag Open Source Program Office, Modus Create director of UX @eltonUX has been supporting the Nix ecosystem for the past two years in a series of UX wor…

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## [I ordered some customized NixOS logo necklaces](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/i-ordered-some-customized-nixos-logo-necklaces/45133)

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**Author:** [@Aleksanaa](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/Aleksanaa)\
**Replies:** 40\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/i-ordered-some-customized-nixos-logo-necklaces/45133 "2024-10-27T15:06:16Z")

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I found a merchant on Taobao to order some NixOS logo necklaces. These necklaces are made of stainless steel (316L according to the merchant). I ordered 30 pieces, the average price of each piece is 20 RMB(CNY) (2.8 USD …

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## [Corporate adoption list](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/corporate-adoption-list/47578)

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**Author:** [@lietapa](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/lietapa)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 10:53am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/corporate-adoption-list/47578 "2024-06-25T10:53:01Z")

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EDIT to add new entries. In a corporate environment, it is a strong argument to be able to state that other big ones have adopted it already. Do we have such a list already? Here is a start: Canonical GitHub - jnsgru…

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## [Official Nix Language Cheat Sheet](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/official-nix-language-cheat-sheet/45244)

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**Author:** [@djacu](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/djacu)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 11:36am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/official-nix-language-cheat-sheet/45244 "2024-05-13T11:36:31Z")

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Hey everyone I’ve just submitted a PR to add an official Nix language cheat sheet to the marketing repository (Add cheat sheets #7). The cheat sheet is available in A4 and Letter paper sizes and in full color and (mostl…

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## [Convincing hosting companies to support Nix/Nixos](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/convincing-hosting-companies-to-support-nix-nixos/26398)

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**Author:** [@samrose](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/samrose)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/convincing-hosting-companies-to-support-nix-nixos/26398 "2024-04-28T22:25:14Z")

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Is there any existing effort in the community to convince hosting companies to support Nix/Nixos?

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## [Pithy nix pitches?](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/pithy-nix-pitches/27491)

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**Author:** [@efx](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/efx)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/pithy-nix-pitches/27491 "2024-04-09T19:00:15Z")

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Some time ago I asked a question on what arguments do you use to increase nix adoption. These days I’m curious about metaphor and storytelling. What are some clever, funny, outlandish nix pitches you’ve created or hea…

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## [Kudos to whoever is running the NixOS Foundation LinkedIn](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/kudos-to-whoever-is-running-the-nixos-foundation-linkedin/41405)

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**Author:** [@collinarnett](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/collinarnett)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/kudos-to-whoever-is-running-the-nixos-foundation-linkedin/41405 "2024-03-20T17:13:54Z")

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I don’t go on LinkedIn much but whenever I’m there I find all of the interesting things happening in the NixOS community posted on the NixOS foundation page. I just wanted to give a big complement to whoever is running …

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## [Where's The Nix Podcast?](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/wheres-the-nix-podcast/28735)

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**Author:** [@mightyiam](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/mightyiam)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/wheres-the-nix-podcast/28735 "2024-02-07T14:56:11Z")

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Someone is going to eventually do a Nix podcast and it may as well be you. I may be interested in helping you out with that. You don’t have to be a Nix expert but you do have to be well spoken and not shy. I suppose. W…

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## [Is it correct that Unix StackExchange is a better site than StackOverflow for NixOS community?](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/is-it-correct-that-unix-stackexchange-is-a-better-site-than-stackoverflow-for-nixos-community/34610)

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**Author:** [@tim1](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/tim1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/is-it-correct-that-unix-stackexchange-is-a-better-site-than-stackoverflow-for-nixos-community/34610 "2023-11-02T13:54:23Z")

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Nix Community | Nix & NixOS says the NixOS community is active on StackOverflow. Newest 'nixos' Questions - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange would be a more suitable choice. Would the community engage in more discussion there…

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## [Management of the NixOS social media accounts](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/management-of-the-nixos-social-media-accounts/34799)

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**Author:** [@piegames](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/piegames)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/management-of-the-nixos-social-media-accounts/34799 "2023-10-30T20:01:31Z")

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Like ~2700 other people, I follow the official NixOS Mastodon account. Currently, the entire account is owned by a single person, as far as I can tell. This may have worked for a long time in the past, but to me it is be…

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## [Marketing team update for July/June 2023](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/marketing-team-update-for-july-june-2023/31238)

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**Author:** [@garbas](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/garbas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 8:25am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/marketing-team-update-for-july-june-2023/31238 "2023-08-03T08:25:45Z")

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We’re not been a good citizen of keeping you updated what is happening with Marketing team. For this reason we’ll be switching from meeting minutes format to a monthly update of what is in the works at Marketing team. I…

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## [Benefit Layers on the Nix homepage](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/benefit-layers-on-the-nix-homepage/30432)

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**Author:** [@iFreilicht](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/iFreilicht)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/benefit-layers-on-the-nix-homepage/30432 "2023-07-21T23:54:40Z")

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Maybe this should go into Links, but I saw this post on HN on the short article “Benefit Layers”, which talks about how to best present your value preposition when trying to market a devtool to developers. The gist of t…

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## [2023-06-07 - Marketing Team Minutes](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2023-06-07-marketing-team-minutes/29045)

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**Author:** [@garbas](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/garbas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 12:36pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2023-06-07-marketing-team-minutes/29045 "2023-06-12T12:36:18Z")

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As May was busy for a lot of us we didn’t have a change to meet and discuss as we would like, but we were still trying to push things further. As this post is coming 5 days after the meeting some things are already done. …

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