How The Distro Needs Change to Help FOSS on Embedded Linux

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The talk examines why current Linux distributions — which now function mainly as package repositories used to build containerized stacks — have not served embedded product builders well, enabling proprietary SDKs from vendors like Broadcom and Qualcomm to dominate embedded devices. It describes shortcomings of traditional distro models for embedded Linux and presents concrete ideas for a “Distro 2.0” that would go beyond packaging repos to better support FOSS-based embedded product development.

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