I had the same confusion. Even without considering NixOS, "learnix" is awkward to pronounce and somewhat pretentious.

I would suggest the name "Leanix" if the author is willing to rename.

It rhymes with Minix which is the OG curriculum for a POSIX kernel, and is "lean" in many senses of the word.

In any case an excellent writeup. It's detailed enough to implement in any programming language.

jaapz 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

What's pretentious about learnix?

JCattheATM 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I don't find it awkward to pronounce in the least, and not in any way pretentious.

I think the name is fine as is.

amitav1 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I think that it's supposed to be a portmanteau of Unix and Learn.

layer8 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> I would suggest the name "Leanix"

Then people would complain that it sounds too much like “Linux”.

	▲	drob518 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Particularly if you have learned to pronounce Linus’s name correctly.

Sagi21805 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I like the current name and already have the domain :|

I mean, it is about learning. It threw me for a loop too but I think it's actually reasonably appropriate.