@vertigo @EdS @Wolf480pl @djsundog
the decision to make the machine linux/bsd capable is a good one, even if i'd be happy with a micro (was also thinking of building a propeller based system). after all, it's to be a pc, not a toy.
OTOH, I'm not convinced any of that complexity is necessary. I don't think the kernel aught to support filesystems or even block devices.
But I may have been reading too much chuck moore lately