Compiling Linux so it can fit on a floppy and boot on a 486!
I'm really impressed you can still make it small enough.
https://www.insentricity.com/a.cl/283
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Overall it seems like the Rust for Linux is making huge strides. Greg KH is super supportive of it[1] and the wider Linux community is pretty positive[2] (see all the quotes at the end of the slides).
1: https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/2025021954-flaccid-pucker-f7d9@gregkh/
2: https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6507-rust-for-linux/
For hobby projects, I really like software where I can do small features or tweaks. Sometimes I don't have time for anything more substantial.
Website projects are great for this. Are there other areas?
Installed Linux on a new laptop yesterday, and needed to find a USB stick in a dusty drawer.
The stick previously had Arch Linux Installer 2021 on it! I can't think of any other uses for the device these days.