400+ Arch Linux AUR Packages Compromised in a Supply Chain Attack Deploying Infostealers
(cybersecuritynews.com)
Yes, Guix is initially a clone of Nix and has still remains of shared code (the build daemon).
Differences:
- Guix packages are defined in a Scheme dialect called Guile, a nice minimal functional language
- Guix was created as a GNU project and stresses the importance of free software with strong copyleft
- strong focus on long-term reproducibility and capability of tracking the sources
- everything is built from source
- very good and well organized documentation