All of the software in this system is free/libre/open-source. This allows us to most effectively support each package we provide. It also leaves vendors and users in control of the software they use.
This system can be built for any hardware that can run a free operating system, and it can use any UNIX-like kernel and system libraries. It can also be configured to serve any vendor's use case.
This system provides small yet fully-functional programs. Only the essentials are installed by default, allowing an installed system to be as small as possible.
This system is specifically optimized for the hardware on which it runs. And it boots nearly instantly, thanks to the direct execution of the kernel and initialization programs.