Kevin Karhan 
TBH, I think #KolibriOS is really cool, abeit unlike @OS1337 it's not #Linux based (but still cool tho!)...
- Still, it's pretty cool to see other #minimalist #OperatingSystems that try to work on the #1440kB limit!
Video via #MichaelMJD
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Granted, @OS1337 has a different target mission, which is to be a #KISS-principled, easy to build, extent and adapt basis for #Firmware and #Embedded Systems...
- Like some #minimalist #rescue and/or #preparation system...
Or to power some #security-focussed #EmbeddedSystems where having #ReproduceableBuilds is part of the #transparency culture I aim for.
OFC nothing prevents one from using @OS1337 's basic #toybox + #musl / #Linux basis to generate a #smol and efficient #Linux #Desktop or general-purpose Server distro.
- Similar to #TinyCoreLinux, which is a really nifty #BusyBox - based distro which can manage a #Xorg #desktop in 23MB image size...
Tiny Core Linux 15: Smallest Lightweight Linux Distro!
And my motivation for @OS1337 is the same as @landley has for #toybox - except I'm too stupid/lazy to do #LinuxFromScratch and want to do something simpler, faster, more auditable and reproduceable in a feasible amount of time.
Toybox vs BusyBox - Rob Landley, hobbyist
Needless to say thanks to @landley for his extensive talks and #documentation to make it quite easy to get started...
Tutorial: Building the Simplest Possible Linux System - Rob Landley, se-instruments.com
And OFC #toybox is a good baseline in terms of #userland - espechally when I want a #GNU-free #Linux distro because there are very good reasons beyond #GNUtils being a bloated mess...
Embedded Linux Conference 2013 - Toybox: Writing a New Command Line From Scratch
I don't expect @OS1337 to compete with #TinyCore or god forbid @bunsenlabs / #BunsenLabs #Linux (espechally since the former is a slim #Debian-based #distro that is fully-fledged...
Bunsenlabs Linux OS Overview | A Debian 12 with Openbox Desktop Environment.
... but I want to get a solid foundation with @OS1337 that can be used for like a #ThinClient-based #OS similar to #PorteusKiosk which sadly went down the #subscription-only #paywall...
Porteus Kiosk - Kiosk Wizard 3.1 overview
At the very least I want @OS1337 to support #dropbear as #SSH #client so one can use it as a amnesiaic, anti-forensics #RAMdisk - only SSH-#Terminal to connect to other machines.
Like a reinterpretation of classic terminals like the #VT520 series from DEC...
DEC VT320: The Classic 1987 Library Computer Terminal
Digital Equipment Corporation built plenty of terminals in the 70s and 80s, but we're focusing on the VT320-C2. Amber monochrome, LK201 keyboard, and a favor...
Or as a #minimalist #firmware one could chug on a #Pi0 / #Pi0W inside a VT-69 from @violenceworks to turn it into a #SSH-#Terminal...
VT-69 Dumb Terminal
Because Iinstead of paying hundreds of $ for vintage hardware of limited use, why not #upcycle and #convert existing #COTS hardware like #ThinClients and turn them into something #secure that can still be used to some degree, even when they are too slow to run any decent #Desktop #Linux like @tails_live / @tails / #Tails or #BunsenLabs or whatever...
So yes, my mission goals for @OS1337 hasn't changed in that I want it to be a #useable #SSH #terminal on a #1440kB #FDD image and having the option to expand from there on...
- A #Ramdisk-only #Linux that allows one to easily connect to stuff and mount one's
/home/directory is a way to go - espechally when said drive is a fully-encrypted #Network-based #BlockStorage...
Kevin Karhan :verified: (@[email protected])
TBH, I think #KolibriOS is really cool, abeit unlike @OS1337 it's not #Linux based (but still cool tho!)... - Still, it's pretty cool to see other #minimalist #OperatingSystems that try to work on the #1440kB limit! [Video]( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjvG54xszoY) via #MichaelMJD [Project Site]( https://kolibrios.org/en/index.htm ) [Downloads]( https://kolibrios.org/en/download.htm ) [Wiki]( https://wiki.kolibrios.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&setlang=en )
Because I think that @OS1337 can deliver the advantages of dumb terminals with the security of a modern, minimalist #Linux distro and really fill a lot of use-cases...
What are Dumb Terminals?
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In fact I'd love to see someone actually implement @OS1337 as a #BootROM [or like a #readonly - #eMMC for #ThinClient if not #EEPROM] so it can be the fastest booting #Linux machine...
Still the world's fastest booting PC in 2021?
And besides an EeePC 701 4G and a #Vaio #P11Z I also have a #hp #t620 #ThinClient to test @OS1337 on...
Kevin Karhan :verified: (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image Thanks to a donation by @[email protected], I've been able to test @OS1337 on a real #EeePC701-4G and so far this seems to have only some minor hiccups. - OFC I've first ran into the #137GB barrier with the #BIOS when booting my regular #Vendoy drive but then again at the time the #EeePC was released, 240GB SSDs were unobtanium and would've costed propably more than a dozen 701-4G's retail...
Tho I can tell from testing first builds of @OS1337 I can assure you it'll not be as fast as the Tandy 1000RL booting #MSDOS from #ROM but that's solely due to the fact that more modern architectures like #i486 have way more stuff going on than the #i086...
- Still I think that this can be a really nifty tool when combined with a #TUI / #CLI - based "#desktop" or at least easy to use menu and programs to get that experience in 80x25 lines [24 useable, 25th being used as a taskbar for OS/1337 and indicate essentials like which session is being used, battery percentage and time / connected host on SSH...
