Devenv 1.4: Generating Nix Developer Environments Using AI

[kampka]

I think this warrants a more general discussion

Should commercial actors ship telemetry in nixpkgs?

I’m not sure where to put this, so I’ll put it here. The events around devenv 1.4 sending telemetry by default to train their AI model has demonstrated (at least for me) that we need some clarification on the leeway that commercial actors should have on nixpkgs and it’s ecosystem. My personal opinion is that nixpkgs is a community project. Commercial actors are of course welcome to contribute and maintain their own packages, but the wishes and needs of the community should always have precede…