Capstone 2012F

Historical Context

The Capstone 2012F milestone marked an important phase in ProteanOS development, establishing foundational architecture decisions and development practices that continue to influence the project.

This documentation preserves information about that development period for historical reference and to provide context for architectural choices visible in the current codebase.

Goals and Scope

The 2012F capstone focused on several key objectives:

• Establishing the initial package format and build system
• Creating proof-of-concept ports for selected ARM platforms
• Developing core infrastructure components
• Documenting development workflows and conventions

Technical Decisions

Several architectural decisions made during this period shaped subsequent development:

• Selection of package format approach based on simplicity and portability
• Hardware abstraction layer design principles
• Cross-compilation toolchain organization
• Documentation and specification standards

Outcomes

The milestone successfully delivered:

• Initial version of the packaging tools
• Working builds for initial target platforms
• Foundation documentation and specifications
• Development environment setup procedures

Lessons Learned

Experience from this development phase informed subsequent improvements:

• Importance of early documentation for complex embedded systems
• Value of standardized build processes across packages
• Need for clear hardware abstraction boundaries