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• Why We Don’t Build Custom Operating Systems — July 17, 2026
  Custom operating systems create obligations most software customers should never have to inherit.

• Why We Favour Standards Over Proprietary Features — July 16, 2026
  Standards preserve choices, reduce lock-in, and make long-lived software easier to move and maintain.

• Why We Pin Container Images — July 15, 2026
  Pinned release artefacts make deployments reproducible, reviewable, and easier to recover when something goes wrong.

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