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Why create a GNU OS on top of GNU Linux-libre source code build system?

Proposed reasons why it is needed:

  • By building a very small collection of programs from source locally, you can be sure that everything compiled is doing what you expect it to do, having absolute control of your packages.
  • A good build framework will analyze the code functionally, execute checksums, and validate that the licensing represents free software.
  • Post-build, the framework will ideally execute a handful of tests to validate the system as a whole does what is expected of it.

Arguments against writing it: