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 These are Nix packages that are not in Nixpkgs but I still want to be accessible in a binary cache. More Nix packages to come!
 
+This issue came about when I had several computers compiling the same Nix packages (and overlays) over and over. Knowing a Nix binary cache and Nix substitutions existed, I knew I had to scratch my own itch.
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 Viewers are able to use these Nix packages and stand up their own Nix binary cache themselves (adhering to the license).
 
 ## Attribution