[Nix-dev] AppImage

[Kevin Cox]

Well the key differences I see are:

Nix:
- Dependencies are shared, less disk space and better cache usage.
- Requires software on the system to manage the programs.

AppImage:
- Dependencies are bundled.
- Everything comes in a "standard" ELF executable so it can run anywhere
(provided a compatible kernel and that you have linked in enough libs)

So while I think it is cool that it is simply a binary you can run you
obviously lose out on the efficiency of Nix.

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