https://github.com/civboot/civboot
“What is a Civboot? Conceptually it is a seed from which can grow the essential technology of Civilization. Imagine a factory capable of building a minimalist general-purpose personal computer, like something from the 80’s/90’s or better. A Civboot factory is one which can build such a factory from raw materials.
- OR for only software, see the (working!) self-contained developer tech stack, Civstack.
- OR imagine that you wanted to be able to build computer chips and other electronic components entirely “in house” (by a small company) with no dependency on a supply chain. How large and expensive would such a factory currently be? Can we do better?
- OR imagine you wanted to have a self-sufficient factory on Mars that can build computer chips and other necessary “tools that build tools”. How large would such a factory have to be and what would we need to take from earth?
Today’s technology stack and supply chain are too large and complex to be produced in house or taken to Mars, much less understood from books or working examples. Simplifying parts of our technology stack has many benefits:
- Provides working example that can be used as reference to learn from.
- Creates a base to modify and build new ideas and approaches.
- Allows adaptability if supply chains are disrupted or resources are scarce, especially in places with fewer resources.
The goal of Civboot is to follow the bellow process for each technology stack (i.e. software, precision engineering, semiconductor fabrication, etc):
Repeat until it can rebuild itself with the knowledge of only a small group of people.
Reduce its complexity to something more replicatable and understandable.
Build a working system from as simple of tools as possible.
Document that system and its construction.”
