Mission guidelines: environments and tools

With the mission less than a week away, we confirm the technical requirements for all participants. These are not suggestions. They are rules. Maynet thrives in careless environments; we will not give it an opening.

Operating systems

• Linux remains the primary recommendation.
• MacOS or Windows may be used only if no Microsoft applications are installed and no AI services with online connections are active.
• If Windows is unavoidable, use WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) to isolate your work.

Cloud services

• None of the “big five” may be used: Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, Meta, or Apple.
• European alternatives are mandatory where cloud is required. Recommended options:
  • Hetzner Cloud
  • Scaleway
  • OVHcloud
  • Exoscale
• For version control: Codeberg is the primary choice.

Editors and IDEs

• Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code are not permitted.
• Approved alternatives include:
  • Zed
  • JetBrains IDEs
  • Neovim
  • Emacs
  • Helix

AI usage

• No online AI tools. If AI is required, it must be run locally, isolated, and preferably air-gapped.

We repeat: Linux + open source remains the safest ground. MacOS or Windows may work, but they are compromises. The mission cannot risk compromise.

[2025-09-03 09:22] mission_env.log  
Rule: silence before convenience  

Follow these rules, and silence will hold.