Merge pull request #1 from GetPsyched/suggestions

Various changes

README.md

@@ -2,20 +2,21 @@
 
 ## Summary
 
-Merge `nix.dev` into `docs.nixos.org` maintaining one canonical domain for all things Nix.
+Merge `nix.dev` into `docs.nixos.org` to have a single canonical domain for all things Nix.
 
 ## Motivation
 
 - Having both `nixos.org` and `nix.dev` is not great because they may seem to be owned by different entities.
+- It also creates ambiguity about which one should be the proper one, because neither is a perfect match
 
 ## Detailed Design
 
-- Move the contents of `nix.dev` to the subdomain `docs.nixos.org`.
+- Change the Netlify domain of `nix.dev` to `docs.nixos.org`
 - Redirect any traffic from `nix.dev` to `docs.nixos.org`.
 
 ### Ownership
 
-Both nixos.org and nix.dev are already controlled by the NixOS foundation, so there's no change in ownership.
+Both `nixos.org` and `nix.dev` are already owned by the NixOS Foundation, so there's no change in ownership.
 
 ### Sources
 
@@ -27,22 +28,33 @@ The source for the new `docs.nixos.org` will use the same source as the current
 
 ## Alternatives
 
-- Try to get the registered but unused `nix.org`
-  - (+) Shorter than `nixos.org`
-  - (-) As a three-letter domain name it would likely be very expensive, probably in the order of $10'000 to $100'000 to buy
-- Use `nix-platform.org` or `nix-platform.com` (@infinisil squatted these for now in case we want to use one)
-  - (+) Would also allow establishing the term _Nix Platform_ as the combination of all official Nix projects, mainly including Nix, NixOS and Nixpkgs.
-  - (-) _Nix Platform_ is [not a widely agreed-upon term](https://github.com/NixOS/nix.dev/pull/575#pullrequestreview-1455203487). It would require an independent discussion to establish it, and thus unduly grow the scope of this proposal.
-  - (-) Those domain names are rather long.
-- Moving the current contents of `nix.dev` under `docs.nixos.org`
-  - (+) Allows keeping `nixos.org` as the canonical domain
-  - (-) Doesn't avoid the confusion regarding NixOS
+- Move everything from `nixos.org` to `nix.dev` instead.
+  - (-) Very hard to do technically, as `nixos.org` has various subdomains and services
+  - (-) Very hard to agree on, as `nixos.org` has been used for about 20 years now
+  - (+) `nix.dev` is somewhat better of a domain name, since it makes it clearer that NixOS isn't necessary to use Nix
+  - (-) `.dev` implies it's for developers, which is a [point of contention](https://github.com/nix-rfc-canonical-domain/rfcs/issues/11)
+  - (-) `.dev` as a TLD also have [long-term stability problems](https://github.com/nix-rfc-canonical-domain/rfcs/issues/10)
+- Move everything to a new but more fitting domain name
+  - (-) This is an orthogonal effort and can be done later too
+  - (-) As with the above alternative, hard to do technically and to agree on
+  - Suggested alternatives have been:
+    - `nix.org`
+      - (+) Undoubtedly the ideal domain name
+      - (-) As a three-letter domain name it would likely be very expensive, probably in the order of $10'000 to $100'000 to buy
+    - `nix-platform.org` or `nix-platform.com` (@infinisil squatted these for now in case we want to use one)
+      - (+) Would also allow establishing the term _Nix Platform_ as the combination of all official Nix projects, mainly including Nix, NixOS and Nixpkgs.
+        - (-) _Nix Platform_ is [not a widely agreed-upon term](https://github.com/NixOS/nix.dev/pull/575#pullrequestreview-1455203487). It would require an independent discussion to establish it, and thus unduly grow the scope of this proposal.
+      - (-) Those domain names are rather long.
+    - `nix-lang.org`
+      - (+) Some other languages use this pattern as well (e.g. `elixir-lang.org`)
+      - (-) Gives the impression that the ecosystem revolves around the language, which not fully true and increases confusion.
 - Trivial alternative of not doing anything and keeping both `nix.dev` and `nixos.org` as official websites.
   - (+) Doesn't require any effort
   - (-) Doesn't avoid the confusions about officiality of `nix.dev` and non-NixOS uses
 
 ## Prior art
 
+- https://github.com/NixOS/nix.dev/issues/869
 - https://github.com/NixOS/foundation/issues/34
 - https://github.com/NixOS/nix.dev/issues/290
 - https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-homepage/issues/633