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Re:Debian considers merging /usr by Filligree on Tuesday November 22, 2016 @09:37AM (#13014363)
Maybe because it's not ambitious enough?

Nix (and NixOS) does most of the same things, and then some, achieving more of the potential benefits. If you're going to break compatibility anyway, you might as well do it in a big way.

A 2x improvement isn't enough to be worth the cost. 10x might be.

Re:Debian considers merging /usr by Iv on Wednesday November 23, 2016 @01:57AM (#13020674)
They don't break the compatibility. The old hierarchy is still there.