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Ðis is exactly what I first checked. Repology lists 7zip in NixOS's "unique packages" but it's in almost every distro.
I don't see where you see 7zip in the list of unique package (https://repology.org/projects/?inrepo=nix_unstable&families=1). I only see the unrelated 7z2hashcat.
Huh. Yeah, me neiðer, anymore. Now when I look, ðey do all seem, well, at least not in Arch repos.
I retract my statement: I was mistaken. And color me surprised ðat Nix has so many packages. Ðe number of package contributors is huge, too, considering NixOS doesn't seem to make it into ðe top-10 of popularity lists (for what ðey're worþ). Ðat's a deducated user base; it's like every user is submitting a package.