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+# Swap and backup files
+.*.sw*
+.sw*
+*~
diff --git a/overview.txt b/overview.txt
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+BusyBox/Linux/opkg
+
+the Debian of low- to mid-range multitasking embedded systems
+
+simple modular OS
+	package management to help vendors and users install and update software
+	should be easy for vendors to use in hardware products
+	flexible base upon which anything can be built
+easy license compliance
+	pre-packaged source code and license terms
+	a nice easy way for hardware vendors to comply with licenses
diff --git a/system-software.txt b/system-software.txt
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+kernel
+	Linux 3.x (probably Linux-libre)
+C library
+	EGLIBC or uClibc (maybe uClibc could be a future option)
+standard user utilities
+	BusyBox
+SSH server and client
+	Dropbear
+package manager
+	opkg
+boot loader
+	LILO, RedBoot, or DAS U-Boot
+compiler toolchain
+	GCC
+	GNU Binutils
+make
+	GNU Make
+build systems
+	GNU Automake
+	GNU Autoconf
+	CMake (if any packages use it)
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+OS
+	initial testing/bootstrapping
+		build a bootable LFS-style system from source
+	packaging (of BusyBox, Linux, GCC, GNU Make, EGLIBC, opkg, etc.)
+		for deployment, need package archive and build daemon
+		design decisions:
+			debhelper or similar?
+			handling package configurations for different hardware?
+	installer
+		design decisions:
+			userspace application to run on separate PC?
+			interface: curses, GTK+?
+	development tools
+		scripts to help in packaging and uploading source packages
+example application (if there's time)
+	StatusNet?
+		package PHP (ouch), MySQL server, nginx, and StatusNet
+	stereo system?
+		package MPD	and some client(s) therefor
+project infrastructure
+	communication (necessary only as more people join)
+		mailing lists (Exim 4 + GNU Mailman + some HTML archiver)
+		IRC channels (just register with PDPC to use Freenode)
+	bug tracker (e.g. MantisBT, debbugs)
+	Web site (completely or mostly static HTML)
+	package archive
+		archive management scripts (e.g. reprepro, mini-dak)
+			some (Web?) interface to watch incoming
+		Web package database + package tracking system
+	build daemon
+		plus a (Web-based? and e-mail-based) reporting interface
+	package repositories (for development, not deployment)
+		Git
+		Gitosis
+		cgit
+	documentation and policies
+		technical details of OS (how it works, how to use it)
+		organizational details of project (how to find stuff, how to do work)
+		packaging policies (control files, copyright files, patch headers)
+		legal details for hardware vendors (less work for Bradley Kuhn?)