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The post discusses the different meanings of the term 'channels' in the NixOS ecosystem and clarifies that not using 'Flakes' is not the same as using 'channels'. It explains the various aspects of channels, including their organizational and conceptual definitions, the 'channel:...' syntax, Hydra channels (deprecated), the 'NIX_PATH' environment variable, and the 'nix-channel' command. It also mentions other ways to manage inputs, such as using 'fetchTarball' and 'npins'.

It's not about “Flakes vs. Channels” — Samuel Dionne-Riel

Then Flakes are the alternative to channels?