Re: cryptocurr + arduino + drone fun

hi

On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 8:29 PM, Steve Litt <[email protected]>
wrote:

> On Thu, 21 Sep 2017 14:27:31 -0700
> Rick Moen <rick-IyCrq+X4Fdq2oZ/[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Quoting alvin oga ([email protected]):
> >
> > > original task: build itty-bitty customO, key requirement ~25MB (
> > > twenty-five ) bootable and online updatable image running in memory
> > > for raspberryPi or your favorite hw with "set of hw and sw
> > > features".. no problems yet..
>

 plz note orig spec: 25MB linux running in memory


> > RPis are low-CPU[1], low-RAM[2] machines that are lovely for some
> > things, but crypto is demanding exactly in the area they are
> > deficient by design.

.... So, they would seem an odd choice for that


crypto project was/is obviously separate from rPI/arduino project

> Your suggestion of making a 'custom Linux distro' for them seems even
> > odder.


always build, within reason and <b> deliver what the paying customer wants
per negotiated written specs/contracts </b>

  Why do Raspbian and the like not suffice?
>

boot rPI with support for required devices should be trivial

i'm not sure if raspbian meets initial requirements above ( 25M upgradeable
distro running in memory ) .. very few distro runs in memory ( /dev/loop or
/dev/ram0 etc ) and not in the cloud and not a phone .. a portable physical
device ( rPI or arduino ) with wifi, bluetooth, sms, gps, camera, other
goodies

other environmental specs not previously posted to svlug: must survive drop
on the floor test, bumpy mountain bike ride tests, snow skiing cold test,
hanging in the dessert, but no water proof or submersible requirement yet

Relative to Raspbian:
> https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=91367
>
> It appears that sans-systemd Void Linux installs on Raspberry Pi:
> https://wiki.voidlinux.eu/Raspberry_Pi
>

i'm not a fan of systemd

According to the following, you can also install sans-systemd Devuan on
> Raspberry Pi:
> https://devuan.org/os/debian-fork/stable-2nd-candidate-announce-050517
>

c ya
alvin

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