@mrmasterkeyboard @landley I mean, that's why I use #toybox for @OS1337, because I can't be assed to deal with the convoluted mess of #GNUtils and I do want to make a #GNU-free, minimalist distro that I can use as a baseline for #Firmware.

@mrmasterkeyboard np.

To me @OS1337 is just an attempt to a minimalist #Linux distro because I want some #reproduceable & #auditable #firmware for various other projects, and both @yoctoproject and #RaspberryPiOS 'lite' seem rather excessive to me.

• Also a proper minimalist #CLI-based #distro that can be used for an "#SSH-#Terninal" does have merits.

I just think that it can have serious benefits being less distracting and allowing me (and others) to just use basically any hardware to get work done...

• The rest of the component selection came because it was either dictated by necessity (Linux has the most driver support and biggest community), alignment with values & goals ( @landley 's #toybox is a clean & minimalist userland) and being better than #GNU stuff (i.e. @musl / #musl) by not bricking shit at random minor updates…

@lmemsm basically the Idea behind it is to be a brutally simple #toybox + #musl / #linux distro that grew out of the necessity for me to actually think about #firmware for some projects.

• And lets just say I did saw @w84death 's #Floppynux and @landley did present a lot of convincing arguments alongside a literal walktrough to get started.

Basically I want something that is so simple and auditable that it's practical to make it pass any #verification demands for #SecureTerminal|s in #CriticalInfrastructure and #Communications.

• OFC one may point at my other projects and say: "Why don't you just put #RaspberryPiOS on a #microSD?" ignoring that the smallest image is >330MB in size and that seems kinda overkill for essentially my demands for a minimalist #Linux with very few programs in userspace.

Not to mention a #GNUfree - #Linux distro is the way to go if I want that thing to not get bricked constantly by minor #GlibC-changes...

• End goal is something akin to #MSDOS in it's brutal simplicity, but way more extendable.

I hope that answers your question...

• Sorry for the delay.

@yura #Intel's #ManagementEngine & #AMT is a botched #BMC & #firmware-#backdoor...

@aurynn the problem is that #vendors have neither interest nor incentive to work with 3rd party #ROMs like @LineageOS nor @GrapheneOS.

• If it was my decision there would be a legal #mandate to #OpenSource #Firmware, #Hardware and release the #keys for any "#SecureBoot" mechanism once a #device doesn't get first party updates that are less than a week old, but that would require @EUCommission, @europarl_en and/or @Bundesregierung to care and be willing to enforce that!

@soatok Hi, I'm uvok. Member of the furry fandom since I don't know when.

I'm #firmware developer to earn my living. As a consequence, I "kinda lost my passion" for programming in my free time, or I just lack the energy? Not sure which it is. ("I studied electrical engineering, I have to have electronic projects!!!" is a weird pressure I put onto myself for a while).

Took interest in computer networking a while ago and decided to run an Autonomous System. Now it just runs itself. Still not sure what to do with it. Maybe I'm gonna put it on my CV?

I occasionally blog. Mostly about technical/computer subjects.

I started to play #guitar in 2019, took private lessons until my teacher moved one or two years ago. Haven't looked for another one yet, putting it off constantly. I noodle around occasionally and look for sheet music. I play in a group/"an ensemble" with flutists, though!

I love being outside, walking or bicycling, a few days ago I bought a pedelec which I already tested. It's fun. I like to read, technical subjects, or fantasy.

I occasionally pick up a not-exactly-hobby / learning subject, do it for some time, and then lose interest again.

Looking for "meaning" in my life, I help counting votes at elections, am member of a employee organization at my employer, and (occasionally) help at furry conventions (so far in the kitchen and at the front desk).

Usually too shy to approach other people, as a consequence probably missing out a lot of fruitful connections.

@Kroc no, of course. We all have to draw a line. Of course I wish we could have #Firmware as #FreeSoftware but this limit your hardware choice very, very much