Emdebian Grip and Debian, working together for binary compatibility Flavours Grip - a light squeeze on Debian, 40% smaller Use case: embedded devices need a locked-down UI, not a desktop writing a new UI is easier with the full source of the entire stack debugging a new UI is easier when developers run the same OS flash storage is not cheap and takes up space on small boards units are sold on basis of the data installed the more data available, the more saleable the unit no user interaction with the base system removing content from the base system allows more data dak changes Use new support in dak for Enhances to list unchanged Sources Uploads from DSA managed buildd: blavet.debian.org 7 architectures Parallel suites: sid-grip, wheezy-grip Release team managing migrations CD Image support. What do people want from Emdebian Grip? * binary compatibility with Debian * smaller packages than available in Debian * releases alongside Debian at the same versions * reduced footprint on installation * tools to add more packages and process packages outside Debian * Emdebian Grip packages in the main archive What do people want from Emdebian on a wider level? * toolchains. Available from emdebian.org/~thibg/repo * functional changes in key packages Please take notes, add your own questions and detail your expectations...