component
standard linux
apathy linux
purpose
C library
glibc (GPLv2)
musl (MIT)
Runtime support
Shell
bash (GPLv3)
hardshell (APL)
Command interpreter
Init
systemd (LGPLv2)
itshard (APL)
Process management
Bootloader
GRUB (GPLv3)
AUB (APL)
System bootstrap
Compiler
GCC (GPLv3)
Clang (Apache 2.0)
Compilation
Core utils
coreutils (GPLv3)
toybox + busybox (0BSD/GPLv2)
Basic utilities
Editor
GNU nano (GPLv3)
bubo (APL)
Text editing
Package mgr
apt/dnf/pacman (varies)
apk (GPLv2)
Software management
Network
NetworkManager (LGPLv2)
manual (busybox)
Network configuration
DNS resolver
glibc resolver (LGPLv2)
musl resolver (built-in)
Domain resolution
Display
X11/Wayland + compositor
CLI only (no X11)
Graphics/display
Logging
rsyslog/journald
kernel console only
System logging
Filesystem
/bin:/usr/bin:/lib (complex)
squashfs + overlay
Root filesystem
Userspace
full /usr hierarchy (100s MB)
minimal busybox set (~36MB)
User applications
Linux kernel
GPLv2
Core operating system (6.6.0)
musl
MIT
C standard library (1.2.4)
Toybox
0BSD
Userland utilities
Busybox
GPLv2
Additional utilities
runit
ISC
Init + service supervision
Limine
BSD-2-Clause
Bootloader (BIOS + UEFI)
LLVM/Clang
Apache 2.0
Compiler toolchain
OpenSSL
Apache 2.0
TLS/SSL cryptography
APK (Alpine)
GPLv2
Package keeper
ripgrep
MIT / Unlicense
Replaces GNU grep
fd
MIT
Replaces GNU find
sd
MIT
Replaces GNU sed
squashfs-tools
GPL-2.0
Compressed rootfs (build-time)
xorriso
GPL
Hybrid ISO creation (build-time)
JetBrains Mono
SIL OFL 1.1
Website font (third-party asset)
^ notfriendly's own projects are bubo, hardshell, itshard, AUB — see the license text below.
Apathy Public License (APL) v1.0
Copyright (c) 2026 notfriendly
1. Grant of Rights.
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to use, reproduce, modify, create Derivative Works, display, perform, distribute, sublicense, and/or otherwise deal in the Software, in source or binary form, without limitation and in perpetuity.
2. Redistribution (modified or unmodified).
Any redistribution of the Software — in whole or in part, in source or compiled form — must:
(a) be licensed under this Apathy Public License;
(b) include this copyright notice, this license, and the disclaimer below; and
(c) prominently credit "notfriendly" as the original creator.
3. Modifications.
If you modify the Software, you must document the changes you made and license the modified work under the Apathy Public License. You must not strip or alter existing credits.
4. No Trademark License.
This License does not grant permission to use the name "notfriendly" or any trademark, except as required to credit the creator as in section 2(c).
5. Disclaimer.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT, AND TITLE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
6. Applying the APL.
To apply the Apathy Public License to your work, attach the above notice in the form "Copyright (c) <year> notfriendly — licensed under the Apathy Public License" to each source file, or to a LICENSE file in the project root. A plain credit line is sufficient for binaries.
The full text is also available as
LICENSE in this repository.
