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authorDaiderd Jordan <daiderd@gmail.com>2017-02-14 23:18:44 +0100
committerNicolas B. Pierron <nicolas.b.pierron@gmail.com>2017-02-28 00:14:48 +0100
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modules: add support for module replacement with disabledModules
This is based on a prototype Nicolas B. Pierron worked on during a
discussion we had at FOSDEM.
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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1703.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1703.xml
index 38693437059b..e9d3a65e3ba0 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1703.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1703.xml
@@ -261,6 +261,16 @@ following incompatible changes:</para>
     </para>
   </listitem>
 
+  <listitem>
+    <para>
+      Modules can now be disabled by using <link
+      xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#sec-replace-modules">
+      disabledModules</link>, allowing another to take it's place.  This can be
+      used to import a set of modules from another channel while keeping the
+      rest of the system on a stable release.
+    </para>
+  </listitem>
+
 </itemizedlist>