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<ul>
<li><a href="index.html">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="about.html">About</a></li>
<li><a href="install.html">Handbook</a></li>
<li><a href="https://git.everestlinux.org/EverestLinux/glacier-pkgs">Packages</a></li>
<li><a href="download.html">Downloads</a></li>
<li><a href="https://git.everestlinux.org">Git</a></li>
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<h1>About Everest</h1>
<p>Everest Linux is a source based Linux meta-distribution.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>History of Everest</h3>
<p>2021 - The idea of a system that combines the simplicity of binary packaging with the flexibility of source based packaging was born</p>
<p>Early 2022 - Early prototypes of Glacier were created. These versions came with no multi-repository support, caching, or logging of any kind</p>
<p>Mid 2022 - Glacier reaches a stable release point</p>
<p>Late June 2022 - everestlinux.org is registered and git.everestlinux.org goes online</p>
<p>September 2022 - Early prototypes of the ELIF (Everest Linux Installation Framework) are completed</p>
<p>October 2022 - Glacier v3 enters testing</p>
<p></p>
<h3>Design Principles</h3>
<p>Our design principles guide the development of Everest. You may notice we share most of these with Arch (because Arch is very cool).</p>
<p><strong>Simplicity</strong> - We provide packages with almost zero modifications from upstream, except when necessary.</p>
<p>The base Everest system only includes what you need to start building your system - UNIX tools, a C library, a C compiler, and Glacier.</p>
<p>The base Everest system also weighs in at around 100 MB (may vary with different images, such as GNU or systemd).</p>
<p><strong>Flexibility</strong> - Everest is designed with flexibility in mind. Any modification can be achieved if the user has enough knowledge</p>
<p>For example, it is possible to replace Busybox with sbase, or use runit as your init system, all without breaking the system.</p>
<p><strong>Functionality vs Ideology</strong> - The developers of Everest are strong advocates of free software, but understand that</p>
<p>it cannot be implemented 100% of the time, such as in the form of drivers. We also understand that some users may prefer proprietary</p>
<p>software over libre counterparts. We do not take steps to prevent proprietary software in our repositories,</p>
<p>only requiring it to be under the <strong>multiverse</strong> repository.</p>
<p>This is very different from heavily ideological distributions, such as Hyperbola, some of which don't even support many packages/features people may find useful,</p>
<p>such as systemd, dbus, rust, java, sudo, and most recently, bluetooth.</p>
<p><strong>User Centrality</strong> - We believe that instead of trying to make Everest beginner friendly, and work out of the box,</p>
<p>we should instead focus on users with a willingness to learn how to install and use Everest.</p>
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<a href="index.html">Home</a>
<a href="about.html">About</a>
<a href="install.html">Install</a>
<a href="https://git.everestlinux.org/EverestLinux/glacier-pkgs">Packages</a>
<a href="download.html">Downloads</a>
<a href="https://git.everestlinux.org/EverestLinux/wiki">Wiki</a>
<a href="https://git.everestlinux.org">Git</a>
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<h2>About Everest</h2>
<p>Everest Linux is a source based Linux meta-distribution,</p>
<p>with a focus on simplicity and flexibility.</p>
<h2>History</h2>
<p>2021 - The idea of a packaging system that combined</p>
<p>the simplicity of binary based packaging with the power of source</p>
<p>based packaging was proposed.</p>
<p>Early 2022 - Early prototypes of Glacier were created. These</p>
<p>versions came with no multi-repository support, caching, or logging</p>
<p>of any kind.</p>
<p>Mid 2022 - Glacier v1 releases. This was the first stable release</p>
<p>of Glacier.</p>
<p>Early June 2022 - Glacier v2 is released.
<p>Late June 2022 - everestlinux.org is registered.</p>
<p>September 2022 - Different ways of bootstrapping a base system</p>
<p>are tested by the development team.</p>
<p>October 2022 - Glacier v3 is released.</p>
<p>December 2022 - System image builds done by the development team.</p>
<h2>Design Principles</h2>
<p>Our design principles heavily influence and guide development.</p>
<p>You may notice we share many of these with Arch.</p>
<strong>Simplicity</strong>
<p>We follow the UNIX philosphy when possible. Programs should do one thing,</p>
<p>and do it right. Our packages have almost zero modifications from upstream.</p>
<p>The base system contains only what you need to start building your system.</p>
<p>The base Everest system also weighs in at around 100 MB</p>
<strong>Flexibility</strong>
<p>Everest is designed with flexibility in mind. Any modification can</p>
<p>be achieved if the user has enough knowledge.</p>
<p>For example, it is possible to replace Busybox with sbase, or use</p>
<p>runit as your init system, all without breakage.</p>
<strong>Functionality versus Ideology</strong>
<p>The developers of Everest are strong advocates of free software, but</p>
<p>understand that it cannot be implemented 100% of the time, such as</p>
<p>in the form of drivers. We also understand that some users may</p>
<p>prefer proprietary software over libre counterparts. We take</p>
<p>no steps to prevent proprietary software in our package database,</p>
<p>only requiring it to be under <strong>multiverse</strong>.</p>
<p>This is a very different approach from heavily ideological distributions,</p>
<p>some of which don't even support many packages/features many find useful.</p>
<strong>User Centrality</strong>
<p>We believe that instead of trying to make Everest easy</p>
<p>to use out-of-the-box, we should instead focus on improving</p>
<p>functionality for experienced users.</p>
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