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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mrmasterkeyboard" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mrmasterkeyboard</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.jp/@landley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>landley</span></a></span> I mean, that's why I use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/toybox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toybox</span></a> for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.space/@OS1337" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>OS1337</span></a></span>, because I can't be assed to deal with the convoluted mess of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GNUtils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUtils</span></a> and I do want to make a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNU</span></a>-free, minimalist distro that I can use as a baseline for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Firmware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firmware</span></a>.</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mrmasterkeyboard" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mrmasterkeyboard</span></a></span> If that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kernel</span></a> is mostly <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/POSIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POSIX</span></a>-compatible it should be possible to port <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/toybox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toybox</span></a> over there (<a href="https://github.com/OS-1337/pkgs/blob/main/docs/WISHLIST.tsv" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">alongside any other software one may want to get running</a> on <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.space/@OS1337" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>OS1337</span></a></span>), but that's as far as I know.</p><p>Not shure if <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.jp/@landley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>landley</span></a></span> has the time and spoons beyond testing toybox against <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> as he does aim to make it a better alternative to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BusyBox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BusyBox</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GNUtils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUtils</span></a>.</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.jp/@landley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>landley</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://todon.nl/@burnoutqueen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>burnoutqueen</span></a></span> Yeah...</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GPLv3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GPLv3</span></a> is a desaster as it's 99% ideology and 1% license text and alongside <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AGPLv3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AGPLv3</span></a> completely ignores the reality of how <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/licensing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>licensing</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/patents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>patents</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IP</span></a> works.</p><ul><li>Not that I like the status-quo, but we'd rather see businesses steer clear of anything GPLv2+ or GPLv3 or worse.</li></ul><p>And on the flipside we basically get <em>"source available"</em> stuff like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SSPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSPL</span></a> which only serves as a means to commit <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AssetDenial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AssetDenial</span></a> and monopolize commercial offerings...</p><ul><li>I think <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> being <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GPLv2only" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GPLv2only</span></a> is a good compromise and my personal gripes with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FSF</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GNUtils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUtils</span></a> as well as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GlibC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlibC</span></a> are something different...</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://veganism.social/@beforewisdom" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>beforewisdom</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@Yehuda" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Yehuda</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hostux.social/@fsf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fsf</span></a></span> exactly.</p><p>As for the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GNUtils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUtils</span></a> like <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bash</span></a>, I do work on getting rid of them as well where I can.</p><p>I am currently working on a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/minimalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minimalist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/embedded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>embedded</span></a> distro based off <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/toybox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toybox</span></a> / <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> + <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/musl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musl</span></a>, because <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Glibc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Glibc</span></a> is a shitty mess that bricks stuff at random in minor version updates for no good reason!<br><a href="http://os1337.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">os1337.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>