Contributor call: qualify the LuigiOS COSMIC workstation on real hardware #12

Help turn the VM-qualified LuigiOS source into a hardware-qualified community release

The current LuigiOS architecture and implementation are now merged into main through PR #11. LuigiOS is a CachyOS-based COSMIC developer workstation with a branded offline installer, locked package closure, rootless-first image workflow, and transactional Setup & Recovery stack.

The source has passed repository CI, repeated clean VM installation and login checks, and guarded destructive Btrfs recovery qualification on a disposable VM disk. It is not yet hardware-qualified or a general end-user release.

We are looking for developers, Linux testers, technical writers, designers, and accessibility contributors who want to help turn reproducible evidence into a trustworthy release.

High-value contribution lanes

• Test installation and first boot on non-critical AMD, Intel, or NVIDIA hardware
• Exercise Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, audio, suspend/resume, external displays, and firmware updates
• Exercise UEFI live-media upgrade, repair, Fresh Start, and previous-root rollback in disposable VMs
• Review the rootless image builder, 868-package lock, and ISO inspection workflow
• Improve contributor documentation and turn failures into minimal reproducible reports
• Audit COSMIC and Setup & Recovery for keyboard, controller, screen-reader, contrast, and reduced-motion accessibility
• Extend the SDK with declarative customization, isolated deployment tests, reports, and rollback-aware application

Start here

1. Read README.md, docs/RECOVERY.md, docs/SDK.md, and the merged PR Build and qualify the LuigiOS COSMIC workstation and recovery stack #11 evidence.
2. Read CONTRIBUTING.md, CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md, and SECURITY.md.
3. Comment below with the lane and hardware or VM configuration you want to cover before duplicating work.
4. Keep testing non-destructive and use non-critical hardware or a disposable VM.
5. Redact serial numbers, credentials, keys, private firmware, personal data, and proprietary game content from every report.

Run the local validation gate before proposing changes:

./tools/ci-check

Community chat and coordination: https://discord.gg/BDfCJPUeVG

Repository: https://github.com/55515-code/LuigiOS

Current truth, without hype

• main now contains the current CachyOS/COSMIC workstation and recovery implementation.
• The project is VM-beta quality; physical hardware support is not yet qualified.
• Recovery preservation and cutover mechanics passed guarded disposable-VM testing, but physical-machine recovery remains blocked on the documented UEFI and hardware gates.
• No general end-user release claim is being made.
• Evidence-backed bug reports, reviews, documentation, accessibility work, and small focused patches are all valuable contributions.

Maintainers will use this issue as the public coordination board for the first hardware-qualification pass.