From 5d7453a010495a9673714c907e53f7b00bcbfa68 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Shaun Inman Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2023 12:27:52 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] added new readme --- README.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..95dfbfdff --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +# Moss + +MinUI OS Subsystem is a pared down fork of [JELOS](https://github.com/JustEnoughLinuxOS/distribution) used as the foundation for [MinUI](https://github.com/shauninman/MinUI) on the RGB30. + +You can [grab the latest version here.](https://github.com/shauninman/ELLOS/releases) + +## Why the name change? + +Two reasons. The first is practical. Installing a JELOS update over MOSS, or vice versa, would break everything. JELOS has a built-in feature that prevents accidentally updating from a different distro. The name change takes advantage of this existing feature. The second is expectations. While MOSS is just JELOS under the hood, it doesn't support all the things people love about JELOS so it would be misleading to call it JELOS. My plan is to treat it like the frozen firmware of nand-based devices MinUI supports. +