Solus Linux 创始人正在开发一个没有 GNU 的“真正现代”的 Linux 发行版
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曾经创建独立 Linux 发行版 Solus 的开发人员 [Ikey Doherty](https://itsfoss.com/ikey-doherty-serpent-interview/) 宣布了他的新项目：Serpent OS。


[Serpent OS](https://www.serpentos.com/) 是一个**不想**被归类为“轻量级、用户友好、注重隐私的 Linux 桌面发行版”。


相反，Serpent OS 具有“与主流产品不同的目标”。具体怎么样？请继续阅读。


### Serpent OS：制作“真正现代”的 Linux 发行版


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Serpent 采用发行版优先，兼容靠后的方法。这使他们可以做出一些非常大胆的决定。


Ikey 表示，这个项目不会对阻碍 Linux 的负面角色容忍。例如，不会容忍 NVIDIA 在其 GPU 上缺乏对 Wayland 加速的支持，并将 NVIDIA 专有驱动加入发行版黑名单。


这是 Serpent Linux 项目的拟议计划（摘自[其网站](https://www.serpentos.com/about/)）：


* 不再分割 usrbin
* 100％ clang 构建（包括内核）
* musl 作为 libc，依靠编译器优化而不是内联 asm
* 使用 libc++ 而不是 libstdc++
* LLVM 的 binutils 变体（lld、as 等）
* 混合源代码/二进制分发
* 从 x86\_64 通用基线转移到更新的 CPU，包括针对 Intel 和 AMD 的优化
* 包管理器中基于功能的订阅（硬件/用户选择等）
* 只支持 UEFI。不支持老式启动方式
* 完全开源，包括引导程序/重建脚本
* 针对高工作负载进行了认真的优化
* 第三方应用仅依赖于容器。没有兼容性修改
* 仅支持 Wayland。将调查通过容器的 X11 兼容性
* 完全无状态的管理工具和上游补丁


Ikey 大胆地宣称 Serpent Linux 不是 Serpent GNU/Linux，因为它不再依赖于 GNU 工具链或运行时。


Serpent OS 项目的开发将于 7 月底开始。没有确定最终稳定版本的时间表。


### 要求过高？但是 Ikey 过去做到了


你可能会怀疑 Serpent OS 是否会出现，是否能够兑现其所作的所有承诺。


但是 Ikey Doherty 过去已经做到了。如果我没记错的话，他首先基于 Debian 创建了 SolusOS。他于 2013 年停止了基于 [Debian 的 SolusOS](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=solusos) 的开发，甚至它还没有进入 Beta 阶段。


然后，他从头开始创建 [evolve OS](https://itsfoss.com/beta-evolve-os-released/)，而不是使用其他发行版作为基础。由于某些命名版权问题，项目名称已更改为 Solus（是的，相同的旧名称）。[Ikey 在 2018 年退出了 Solus 项目](https://itsfoss.com/ikey-leaves-solus/)，其他开发人员现在负责该项目。


Solus 是一个独立的 Linux 发行版，它为我们提供了漂亮的 Budgie 桌面环境。


Ikey 过去做到了（当然，在其他开发人员的帮助下）。他现在也应该能够做到。


### 看好还是不看好？


你如何看待这个 Serpent Linux？你是否认为是时候让开发人员采取大胆的立场，并着眼于未来开发操作系统，而不是坚持过去？请分享你的观点。




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OK
[Ikey Doherty](https://itsfoss.com/ikey-doherty-serpent-interview/), the developer who once created the independent Linux distribution Solus has announced his new project: Serpent OS.

[Serpent OS](https://www.serpentos.com/) is a Linux distribution that DOES NOT want to be categorized as “lightweight, user-friendly, privacy-focused Linux desktop distribution”.

Instead, Serpent OS has “different goals from the mainstream offering”. How? Read on.

## Serpent OS: The making of a “truly modern” Linux distribution

![Serpent Linux](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2020/07/serpent-linux.png)

Serpent takes distro-first, compatibility-later approach. This lets them take some really bold decisions.

Ikey says that it this project will not tolerate for negative actors holding Linux back. For example, NVIDIA’s lack of support for accelerated Wayland support on their GPUs will not be tolerated and NVIDIA proprietary drivers will be blocklisted from the distribution.

Here’s a proposed plan for the Serpent Linux project (taken from [their website](https://www.serpentos.com/about/)):

- No more usrbin split
- 100% clang-built throughout (including kernel)
- musl as libc, relying on compiler optimisations instead of inline asm
- libc++ instead of libstdc++
- LLVM’s binutils variants (lld, as, etc.)
- Mixed source/binary distribution
- Moving away from x86_64-generic baseline to newer CPUs, including Intel and AMD specific optimisations
- Capability based subscriptions in package manager (Hardware/ user choice / etc)
`UEFI`

only. No more legacy boot.- Completely open source, down to the bootstrap / rebuild scripts
- Seriously optimised for serious workloads.
- Third party applications reliant on containers only. No compat-hacks
- Wayland-only. X11 compatibility via containers will be investigated
- Fully stateless with management tools and upstreaming of patches

Ikey boldly claims that Serpent Linux is not Serpent GNU/Linux because it is not going to be dependent on a GNU toolchain or runtime.

The development for Serpent OS project starts by the end of July. There is no definite timeline of the final stable release.

## Too high claims? But Ikey has done it in the past

You may doubt if Serpent OS will see the light of the day and if it would be able to keep all the promises it made.

But Ikey Doherty has done it in the past. If I remember correctly, he first created SolusOS based on Debian. He discontinued the [Debian-based SolusOS](https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=solusos) in 2013 before it even reached the beta stage.

He then went out to create [evolve OS](https://itsfoss.com/beta-evolve-os-released/) from scratch instead of using another distribution as base. Due to some naming copyright issues, the project name was changed to Solus (yes, the same old name). [Ikey quit the Solus projec](https://itsfoss.com/ikey-leaves-solus/)[t](https://itsfoss.com/ikey-leaves-solus/)[ in 2018](https://itsfoss.com/ikey-leaves-solus/) and other devs now handle the project.

Solus is an independent Linux distribution that gave us the beautiful Budgie desktop environment.

Ikey has done it in the past (with the help of other developers, of course). He should be able to pull this one off as well.

**Yay or Nay?**

What do you think of this Serpent Linux? Do you think it is time for developers to take a bold stand and develop the operating system with the future in the mind rather than holding on to the past? Do share your views.