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adding example to make clear what is meant by a nix repository. #229

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<section>
<title>Repositories in Nix</title>
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Nix is a tool for build and deployment, it does not enforce any particular repository format. A repository of packages is the main usage for Nix, but not the only possibility. It's more like a consequence due to the need of organizing packages.
Nix is a tool for build and deployment, it does not enforce any particular repository format. A repository of packages, like for example <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs">nixpkgs</link>, is the main usage for Nix, but not the only possibility. It's more like a consequence due to the need of organizing packages.
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Nix is a language, and it is powerful enough to let you choose the format of your own repository. In this sense, it is not declarative, but functional.
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