# NixOS Foundation **URL:** https://discourse.nixos.org/c/meta/nixos-foundation/47.md [Latest](https://discourse.nixos.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.nixos.org/categories.md) --- ## [About the NixOS Foundation category](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/about-the-nixos-foundation-category/20537)
**Author:** [@ryantm](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/ryantm)\ **Replies:** 0
(Replace this first paragraph with a brief description of your new category. This guidance will appear in the category selection area, so try to keep it below 200 characters.) Use the following paragraphs for a longer d… --- ## [NixOS Foundation Financial Report 2025](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-foundation-financial-report-2025/79925)
**Author:** [@Infinisil](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/Infinisil)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-foundation-financial-report-2025/79925 "2026-09-12T02:07:07Z")
Following the previous financial report, here is the one for the past year. Comparisons to the previous year are included where it’s doable and makes sense. My sources are our internal accounting software and OpenCollect… --- ## [NixOS Foundation: Draft proposal for grant program and purpose-bound funding](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-foundation-draft-proposal-for-grant-program-and-purpose-bound-funding/79732)
**Author:** [@Infinisil](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/Infinisil)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-foundation-draft-proposal-for-grant-program-and-purpose-bound-funding/79732 "2026-08-24T21:30:44Z")
For a while now, we’ve been working on a proposal to introduce two new related parts to the funding model of the NixOS Foundation: Grant program: A way for contributors to propose ideas and get paid by the NixOS Founda… --- ## [NixOS Foundation Financial Report 2024](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-foundation-financial-report-2024/76178)
**Author:** [@Infinisil](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/Infinisil)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 7:12am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-foundation-financial-report-2024/76178 "2026-03-19T07:12:20Z")
While I wasn’t part of the NixOS Foundation board in 2024, I’ve been working hard to catch up with financial tasks. Beside doing recurring accounting maintenance, monthly VAT reports and yearly tax submissions, I’ve now … --- ## [NixOS Foundation Update August 2025 - February 2026](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-foundation-update-august-2025-february-2026/75856)
**Author:** [@Infinisil](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/Infinisil)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-foundation-update-august-2025-february-2026/75856 "2026-03-03T21:32:36Z")
Here’s another update with the most significant updates after the previous one. I wish I could make these more regularly, but alas time is limited! @ra33it0 with the hardware team established a partnership with NovaCus… --- ## [How to contribute to nixOS?](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/how-to-contribute-to-nixos/32990)
**Author:** [@Atix](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/Atix)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/how-to-contribute-to-nixos/32990 "2025-12-18T15:53:37Z")
hello , I am Argon and i found nixOS really great and i wanna contribute can i do that? please let me know --- ## [NixOS Foundation Update July 2025](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-foundation-update-july-2025/67803)
**Author:** [@Infinisil](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/Infinisil)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-foundation-update-july-2025/67803 "2025-08-08T15:46:12Z")
Here’s another update for July after the previous one. AWS has been sponsoring the costs of the binary cache at cache.nixos.org since 2023, and has just agreed to continue with that support going forward, Thank You! Af… --- ## [NixOS Foundation Update March 2025 - June 2025](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-foundation-update-march-2025-june-2025/66502)
**Author:** [@Infinisil](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/Infinisil)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2025, 4:33am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-foundation-update-march-2025-june-2025/66502 "2025-07-12T04:33:28Z")
After the NixOS Foundation board rotation was announced in early March, the new board has been busy. We’d like to give insight into what’s happened since the appointment, many points of which are not very exciting, but s… --- ## [Board Reviewing Open Items](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/board-reviewing-open-items/44095)
**Author:** [@ron](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/ron)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2024, 7:39am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/board-reviewing-open-items/44095 "2024-04-27T07:39:58Z")
Sharing a proactive update as we aim to also have more transparency in all processes. We wanted to share that we are aware of the open letter which has been made regarding one of our board members. As a general communi… --- ## [Equinix Metal, CTA & Infra Short Update](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/equinix-metal-cta-infra-short-update/56538)
**Author:** [@ron](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/ron)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/equinix-metal-cta-infra-short-update/56538 "2024-12-03T01:33:20Z")
Short TL;DR (More information can be found in Mic92s post): Infrastructure Announcement: The future of OfBorg – Your Help Needed! - Announcements - NixOS Discourse Equinix Metal has been providing in-kind sponsorship/fu… --- ## [EU Horizon Program Review & Impact on NixOS](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/eu-horizon-program-review-impact-on-nixos/49551)
**Author:** [@ron](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/ron)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/eu-horizon-program-review-impact-on-nixos/49551 "2024-12-02T15:52:44Z")
Hey everyone, tl;dr - There have been some recent updates regarding changes in the Horizon Europe Program plans for 2025. This would directly and severely impact the NGI0 consortium and NLnet in their ability to further… --- ## [So long, and thanks for all the fish](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/47384)
**Author:** [@Within](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/Within)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/47384 "2024-11-06T13:03:52Z")
I tried to post this in #nix-offtopic, but my client claimed it was rejected by one of the servers involved. I don’t care to find out why, I only used Matrix for the Nix spaces. Matrix doesn’t let you write out “part m… --- ## [Call to Action: Interim Volunteers for NixOS Foundation Efforts](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/call-to-action-interim-volunteers-for-nixos-foundation-efforts/49269)
**Author:** [@ron](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/ron)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 10:38pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/call-to-action-interim-volunteers-for-nixos-foundation-efforts/49269 "2024-07-22T22:38:17Z")
Hey Everyone, As we work towards defining the next steps in our community governance, there’s still plenty to do to keep Nix shining bright. We need to ensure our cache is up, partnerships are growing, our build farm is… --- ## [Potential Voting Platform](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/potential-voting-platform/48432)
**Author:** [@Aras14HD](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/Aras14HD)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 12:35pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/potential-voting-platform/48432 "2024-07-05T12:35:07Z")
Recently there have been some thoughts to introduce some democracy, because of the drama. What they are looking for reminded me of the Matrix elections, and though we would have way more voters, it seems like a good opti… --- ## [Leaving the foundation, going back to the roots](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/leaving-the-foundation-going-back-to-the-roots/46644)
**Author:** [@zimbatm](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/zimbatm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/leaving-the-foundation-going-back-to-the-roots/46644 "2024-06-13T21:13:26Z")
The last year was… interesting. #Roots After using Ansible, Chef and Puppet in various setups, discovering NixOS was a breath of fresh air. I loved how it fundamentally solved configuration drift on my machines. Nix, in… --- ## [Zulip for governance discussions](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/zulip-for-governance-discussions/44684)
**Author:** [@Infinisil](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/Infinisil)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/zulip-for-governance-discussions/44684 "2024-05-19T22:20:13Z")
The foundation board has decided to use Zulip for community governance discussions, both for the decision of the constitutional assembly within 2 weeks, and for that assembly to decide how to do community governance past… --- ## [Small update from the board](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/small-update-from-the-board/44292)
**Author:** [@zimbatm](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/zimbatm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 11:58am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/small-update-from-the-board/44292 "2024-04-29T11:58:19Z")
We would like to address a recent update posted by Determinate Systems, which can be viewed here: On community in Nix For the sake of transparency, it’s important to clarify that while we are currently deliberating and … --- ## [Board Update #2 - Assembly Appointment Process](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/board-update-2-assembly-appointment-process/45048)
**Author:** [@ron](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/ron)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 9:25am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/board-update-2-assembly-appointment-process/45048 "2024-05-08T09:25:20Z")
Board Update #2 - Assembly Appointment Process Last week we kicked off the process of creating a new community-based governance model. The first step is to appoint a constitutional assembly, tasked to create an appropria… --- ## [Board Update #1 - Starting Process and Transparent Communication](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/board-update-1-starting-process-and-transparent-communication/44735)
**Author:** [@ron](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/ron)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 5:16am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/board-update-1-starting-process-and-transparent-communication/44735 "2024-05-03T05:16:18Z")
As we take the first step in appointing the constitutional assembly, we intend to maintain full openness and transparency throughout the process. You can expect to see frequent updates here, and on matrix. Current Board… --- ## [Lessons from Rust](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/lessons-from-rust/44582)
**Author:** [@matklad](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/matklad)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 11:50am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/lessons-from-rust/44582 "2024-05-02T11:50:15Z")
In the light of NixOS Foundation board: Giving power to the community, it might be worth re-visiting the recent history of power transition in the Rust programming language community. The result of that transition is the… --- ## [NixOS Foundation Financial Summary : A Transparent Look into 2023](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-foundation-financial-summary-a-transparent-look-into-2023/43640)
**Author:** [@ron](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/ron)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-foundation-financial-summary-a-transparent-look-into-2023/43640 "2024-04-23T21:18:30Z")
NixOS Foundation Financial Summary 2023 Last year, we started the recurring effort of making all financials around the NixOS Foundation as transparent as possible. Building on that commitment, we are now sharing the fina… --- ## [Is Summer of Nix worth the money?](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/is-summer-of-nix-worth-the-money/43856)
**Author:** [@fricklerhandwerk](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/fricklerhandwerk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/is-summer-of-nix-worth-the-money/43856 "2024-04-23T14:46:50Z")
@delroth asked on Matrix: question to the board: who from the foundation side is tracking how the Summer of Nix money is being used and whether that’s actually a valuable investment for the community? I manage the NG… --- ## [NixOS Foundation Board Meeting Minutes – 2024-03-26](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-foundation-board-meeting-minutes-2024-03-26/42734)
**Author:** [@thufschmitt](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/thufschmitt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-foundation-board-meeting-minutes-2024-03-26/42734 "2024-04-04T14:41:46Z")
Agenda \[RE\] Janik Board Observer \[RE\] Exec Director Request \[RE\] Sponsorship policy \[RE\] NixCon NA Recap Europe \[ED\] Board membership Notes Janik becoming a board observer: Note for future: Need to set expectation… --- ## [Open Board Call - 2024-03-20](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/open-board-call-2024-03-20/41898)
**Author:** [@hexa](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/hexa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/open-board-call-2024-03-20/41898 "2024-03-20T17:50:03Z")
Following up on open board call from March 14th Only written notes for this call as asked by Ryan Lahfa such that every attendee can speak freely. Topics: 1. Sponsorship Policy ryan: it would be important if everyone… --- ## [NixOS Foundation Board Meeting Minutes – 2024-02-27](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-foundation-board-meeting-minutes-2024-02-27/40495)
**Author:** [@thufschmitt](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/thufschmitt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-foundation-board-meeting-minutes-2024-02-27/40495 "2024-03-04T22:33:09Z")
Agenda: \[ED\] STF funds \[RE\] Board observer nomination (Janik) \[TH\] Starknet donations \[RE\] NixCon Notes: STF funds 80k€ still in the foundation account Most of it because people didn’t claim their money yet Annoyi… --- ## [NixOS Foundation board meeting minutes – 2024-01-02 — 2024-02-03](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-foundation-board-meeting-minutes-2024-01-02-2024-02-03/39994)
**Author:** [@thufschmitt](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/thufschmitt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2024, 10:47am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-foundation-board-meeting-minutes-2024-01-02-2024-02-03/39994 "2024-02-19T10:47:28Z")
We’ve been quite behind on publishing our meeting notes in the past few months. Waiting for a more compact summary of last year’s activities, here’s a catch-up of the beginning of this year’s : 2024-01-02 Agenda \[RE\] P… --- ## [Nix Foundation Admin Hire: Welcome Kate!](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-foundation-admin-hire-welcome-kate/37046)
**Author:** [@ron](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/ron)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-foundation-admin-hire-welcome-kate/37046 "2023-12-19T16:36:04Z")
Since the beginning of the year we have brought up the topic of hiring an admin to support the work of the Foundation and the community. We are super excited to introduce @kate! Kate will be joining the NixOS foundation… --- ## [2023-12-15 meeting notes on accounting](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2023-12-15-meeting-notes-on-accounting/36907)
**Author:** [@fricklerhandwerk](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/fricklerhandwerk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 10:32am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/2023-12-15-meeting-notes-on-accounting/36907 "2023-12-15T10:32:34Z")
Some time has passed since @ron and @ksaunders1 started looking for an administrative assistant for the NixOS Foundation. Now I’m happy to announce that @kate is on board since beginning of November, available to help wi… --- ## [Expanding the NixOS Foundation](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/expanding-the-nixos-foundation/19929)
**Author:** [@edolstra](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/edolstra)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2023, 12:03am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/expanding-the-nixos-foundation/19929 "2023-11-17T00:03:02Z")
What are we doing? We, the current board of the NixOS Foundation, are expanding the board to include more members. The new board will be composed of the following members: Eelco Dolstra (Determinate Systems), Presiden… --- ## [Considerations of accepting donations](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/considerations-of-accepting-donations/33980)
**Author:** [@eaon](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/eaon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/considerations-of-accepting-donations/33980 "2023-10-08T14:26:40Z")
FYI just in case this has not been on folks’ radar: Anduril is still donating to the foundation regularly via OpenCollective: Anduril Industries - Open Collective I personally hope that this doesn’t get treated as a “co… [Next page](https://discourse.nixos.org/c/meta/nixos-foundation/47.md?page=1)