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openRuyi — A Linux Distribution for RISC-V (openruyi.cn)

submitted 3 weeks ago by JRepin@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/46604530

Built for Rapid Upstream Delivery

Rolling releases with upstream tracking bring new RISC-V features and fixes to you sooner—less waiting, less rework.

Built for RISC-V Developers

Stay close to upstream to reduce backports and forks. Easier reproduction, faster debugging, smoother upstream contributions.

Built for Early Validation

Surfaces firmware, platform semantics, and Linux interoperability issues early—so vendors fix faster, reduce divergence, and reach mainstream OS compatibility sooner.

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[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Risc-V is very exciting. The future of open computing.

[–] mecen@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Does risc-v have uefi like x86 or it requires specific image for every machine like before?

[–] JRepin@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There is a UEFI Requirements section in the RISC-V Boot and Runtime Services Specification (BRS) specification. But this is optional and as far as I know most SBCs don't use it. So yeah because of poor mainline Linux kernel and other components (like SBI) upstreaming by RISC-V systemproviders it is still a sad case that often you need a system specific image. So yeah I think we will need to wait until RISC-V breaks more into PC-like and server space before BRS and similar specs get used more.

[–] mecen@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

I don't think it will happen anyway, considering ARM still doesn't do it and we have apple M chips and snapdragon ARM laptops.

But let's hope I'm wrong