References

Updated

October 30, 2026

Primary Documentation & Standards

The Linux Kernel Archives: Official kernel source repository and documentation. https://kernel.org
Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS 3.0): Specification for Linux directory layout. Linux Foundation. https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/FHS_3.0/fhs-3.0.html
The Linux From Scratch (LFS) Project: Gerard Beekmans et al. Step-by-step compilation manual. https://linuxfromscratch.org
UEFI Specification (v2.10): Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Forum. https://uefi.org/specifications
Boot Loader Specification (BLS): systemd project and FreeDesktop.org standards. https://uapi-group.org/specifications/specs/boot_loader_specification/
El Torito Bootable CD-ROM Format Specification (v1.0): Phoenix Technologies & IBM (1995).

GNU Compiler Collection (GCC): Free Software Foundation. https://gcc.gnu.org
GNU Binutils: Assembler, Linker, and Binary utilities. https://gnu.org/software/binutils/
The GNU C Library (glibc): Reference manual and architecture documentation. https://gnu.org/software/libc/
musl-libc: Rich Felker et al. Lightweight standards-conforming C library. https://musl.libc.org

systemd System and Service Manager: Lennart Poettering, Kay Sievers et al. https://systemd.io
OpenRC Service Manager: Gentoo Linux and Roy Marples. https://github.com/OpenRC/openrc
s6 Supervision Suite: Laurent Bercot (Skaaware). https://skarnet.org/software/s6/
runit Process Supervision: Gerrit Pape. http://smarden.org/runit/
BusyBox: The Swiss Army Knife of Embedded Linux. Denis Vlasenko et al. https://busybox.net

Debian Policy Manual: Packaging standards and guidelines. https://debian.org/doc/debian-policy/
libsolv Package Dependency Solver: SUSE and Michael Schroeder. SAT-based dependency resolution library. https://github.com/openSUSE/libsolv
Arch Linux Packaging Standards & PKGBUILD: ArchWiki community. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PKGBUILD
apk-tools: Alpine Linux package manager. Natanael Copa et al. https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/apk-tools

The Reproducible Builds Project: Verifiable software supply chains. https://reproducible-builds.org
Linux Security Modules (LSM) & SELinux: National Security Agency & Red Hat. https://github.com/SELinuxProject
AppArmor Project: Path-based mandatory access control. https://apparmor.net
The Linux Kernel Lockdown & Secure Boot: Matthew Garrett et al.