T2 Linux SDE 24.12 'Sky's the Limit!' Released With 37 ISOs For 25 CPU ISAs

Berlin-based T2 Linux developer René Rebe is also long-time Slashdot reader ReneR — and popped by with a special announcement for the holidays: The T2 Linux team has unveiled T2 Linux SDE 24.12, codenamed "Sky's the Limit!", delivering a massive update for this highly portable source-based Linux distribution... With 3,280 package updates, 206 new features, and the ability to boot on systems with as little as 512MB RAM, this release further strengthens T2 Linux's position as the ultimate tool for developers working across diverse hardware and embedded systems.
Some highlights from Rene's announcement:

• "The release includes 37 pre-compiled ISOs with Glibc, Musl, and uClibc, supporting 25 CPU architectures like ARM(64), RISCV(64), Loongarch64, SPARC(64), and vintage retro computing platforms such as M68k, Alpha, and even initial Nintendo Wii U support added."

• " The Cosmic Desktop, a modern Rust-based environment, debuts alongside expanded application support for non-mainstream RISC architectures, now featuring LibreOffice, OpenJDK, and QEMU."

And T2sde.org gives this glimpse of the future:

"While initially created for the Linux kernel, T2 already has proof-of-concept support for building 'home-brew' pkg for Other OS, including: BSDs, macOS and Haiku. Work on alternative micro kernels, such as L4, Fuchsia, RedoxOS or integrating building 'AOSP' Android is being worked on as well."

"little"

[dmitrygr]

"as *LITTLE* as 512MB of RAM" get off my lawn!

Re: "little"

[AcidFnTonic]

Yeah, I felt the same on that one.

I remember playing unreal tournament at LAN parties with 256mb and being jealous of my friends recently upgraded machine with 512mb that ran smooth.

This makes me feel super old now.

Re:

[Jeremi]

Real OS's [generationamiga.com] boot to the desktop on systems with as little as 512KB of RAM :)

To clarify:

[greytree]

"TLC Linux TLC 24.12 released with 37 TLCs for 25 TLC TLCs"

FTFY

And once again....

[JustAnotherOldGuy]

And once again, as I usually do with these fresh-from-the-compiler distros, I have to ask: what does T2 Linux have that might be a compelling reason to switch to it from some other distro, for example, Mint?

The Cosmic desktop looks nice, but that's not enough of a reason.

What features, enhancements, or other bits does it have that would make someone consider switching over to it?

Re:

[OolimPhon]

T2 Linux seems to be all about running Linuix on Apple hardware.