# Red Bear OS Profile Matrix ## Purpose This matrix makes the tracked Red Bear profiles explicit so support claims map to a concrete build target instead of a vague feature list. ## Validation Labels - **builds** — configuration and packages are expected to compile - **boots** — image is expected to reach a usable boot state - **validated** — behavior has been tested on the claimed profile - **experimental** — available for bring-up, but not support-promised Subsystem plans may add narrower intermediate labels when `boots` is too coarse. In particular, the USB plan uses: - **enumerates** — runtime surfaces can discover controllers, ports, or descriptors - **usable** — a specific controller/class path works in a limited real scenario ## Tracked Profiles | Profile | Intent | Key Fragments | Current support language | |---|---|---|---| | `redbear-minimal` | Console + storage + wired-network baseline | `minimal.toml`, `redbear-legacy-base.toml`, `redbear-device-services.toml`, `redbear-netctl.toml` | builds / primary validation baseline / DHCP boot profile enabled / input-runtime substrate wired | | `redbear-bluetooth-experimental` | First bounded Bluetooth validation profile | `redbear-bluetooth-experimental.toml`, `redbear-minimal.toml` | builds / boots in QEMU / validated bounded Battery Level slice via `redbear-bluetooth-battery-check` and `test-bluetooth-qemu.sh --check` / explicit-startup USB BLE-first only / repeated helper + restart cleanup covered / not generic GATT / not USB-class-autospawn | | `redbear-wifi-experimental` | First bounded Intel Wi-Fi validation profile | `redbear-wifi-experimental.toml`, `redbear-device-services.toml`, `redbear-netctl.toml` | builds / experimental bounded Intel Wi-Fi slice / driver + control/profile/reporting stack present / packaged in-target validation and capture commands available / real hardware connectivity still unproven | | `redbear-desktop` | Main Red Bear desktop integration profile without KDE-specific session wiring | `desktop.toml`, `redbear-legacy-base.toml`, `redbear-device-services.toml`, `redbear-netctl.toml` | builds / input-runtime substrate wired / runtime reporting installed | | `redbear-wayland` | Phase 4 Wayland runtime validation profile | `wayland.toml` | builds / boots in QEMU / experimental software-path graphics-runtime slice / not QEMU hardware-acceleration proof | | `redbear-full` | Phase 5 desktop/network plumbing profile | `desktop.toml`, `redbear-legacy-base.toml`, `redbear-legacy-desktop.toml`, `redbear-device-services.toml`, `redbear-netctl.toml` | builds / boots in QEMU / D-Bus system bus wired / experimental runtime path | | `redbear-kde` | Phase 6 KDE session-surface profile | `desktop.toml`, `redbear-legacy-base.toml`, `redbear-legacy-desktop.toml`, `redbear-device-services.toml`, `redbear-netctl.toml` | builds / experimental desktop path / D-Bus+seatd+KWin session surface wired | | `redbear-live` | Live and recovery image layered on desktop | `redbear-desktop.toml` | builds | ## Profile Notes ### `redbear-minimal` - First place to validate repository discipline and profile reproducibility. - Should stay smaller and less assumption-heavy than the graphics profiles. - Enables the shared `wired-dhcp` netctl profile by default for the Phase 2 VM/wired baseline. - Ships the shared firmware/input runtime service prerequisites so the early substrate can be tested on the smallest profile as well. ### `redbear-bluetooth-experimental` - Standalone tracked profile for the first in-tree Bluetooth slice instead of a blanket claim about all Red Bear images. - Extends `redbear-minimal` so the baseline runtime tooling is already present, then adds only the bounded Bluetooth pieces on top. - Current verified path: QEMU/UEFI boot to login prompt plus guest-side `redbear-bluetooth-battery-check`, with repeated in-boot reruns, daemon-restart coverage, and one experimental battery-sensor Battery Level read-only workload. - Current support language is intentionally narrow: explicit-startup only, USB-attached transport, BLE-first CLI/scheme surface, one experimental battery-sensor Battery Level read-only workload, and no USB-class autospawn claim yet. ### `redbear-wifi-experimental` - Standalone tracked profile for the current bounded Intel Wi-Fi slice instead of implying that the wider desktop profiles already carry the full driver stack. - Extends `redbear-minimal` so the baseline firmware/input/reporting/profile-manager surface stays inherited while the Intel Wi-Fi driver package and bounded validation role remain isolated here. - Includes the Intel driver package (`redbear-iwlwifi`) in addition to the shared firmware, control-plane, reporting, and profile-manager pieces. - Current support language is intentionally narrow: bounded probe/prepare/init/activate/scan/ connect/disconnect lifecycle, packaged in-target validation and capture commands, and no claim yet of validated real AP association or end-to-end Wi-Fi connectivity. ### `redbear-desktop` - Carries the standard Red Bear desktop-facing package additions. - Inherits desktop behavior but avoids the heavier KDE session-specific wiring. - Now includes the shared firmware/input runtime service fragment used by the wider desktop bring-up path. - Also includes `redbear-info`, making the desktop profile the main runtime-reporting integration environment. ### `redbear-wayland` - Wraps the repo's existing `wayland.toml` into a first-class Red Bear build target. - Serves as the Phase 4 runtime-validation surface for `orbital-wayland` and `smallvil`. - Current verified path: QEMU/UEFI boot to login prompt plus guest-side `redbear-phase4-wayland-check`, with `smallvil` reaching xkbcommon initialization and EGL platform selection on Redox. - Current QEMU renderer evidence is still software-based (`llvmpipe` on the current `-vga std` harness), so this profile must not be described as a hardware-accelerated desktop proof yet. - Treat this profile as the bounded Phase 4 Wayland/Qt regression harness; the final hardware-desktop claim still belongs to the bare-metal accelerated graphics path. ### `redbear-full` - Used for broader desktop/session plumbing after the narrower `redbear-wayland` validation slice. - Current Phase 5 role: carry D-Bus system-bus plumbing together with the native Red Bear network stack. - Current verified path: QEMU/UEFI boot to login prompt plus guest-side `redbear-phase5-network-check`, with functional VirtIO networking and `DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS=present`. - Should not be described as fully supported until runtime validation is evidence-backed. ### `redbear-kde` - Dedicated profile for Plasma/KWin session bring-up. - Keep KDE-specific service wiring here instead of leaking it into the generic desktop profile. - Current Phase 6 role: carry the KWin session launch surface and its D-Bus/seatd dependencies in one image. ### `redbear-live` - Intended for install, demo, and recovery workflows. - Should inherit only stable desktop-profile assumptions unless explicitly documented. ## Bluetooth Note - `redbear-bluetooth-experimental` is now the tracked first Bluetooth-specific profile. - Its support language remains experimental and bounded; it should not be used to imply Bluetooth support across the wider Red Bear profile set. - The current bounded BLE workload is one read-only battery-sensor Battery Level interaction; this profile still does not claim generic GATT, write, or notify support. - The current validation claim is QEMU-scoped and packaged-checker-scoped, not a blanket claim about real hardware Bluetooth maturity.