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Re:Introduction to Immutable Linux Systems by bandrami on Monday September 18, 2023 @01:47AM (#37552656)
> stacking of custom overlay filesystems as a first class feature

At that point why not just use a mutable system? This reminds me of how a decade ago everybody rushed to move to nosql and then immediately reinvented schemae in their projects.

Re:Introduction to Immutable Linux Systems by eru on Monday September 18, 2023 @06:47AM (#37554513)
You'd want a mutable system that still supports snapshots. And also that uses mutation very sparingly.

Compare Haskell: both Haskell and C support both mutable variables and constant ones. But the ecosystems and idioms are very different.