Is there something I'm missing that means developing a new OS (https://github.com/betrusted-io/xous-core/) works better for Precursor? Keen to understand the rationale, cause I think I'm probably missing something here!
edit: There's a good explanation on the CrowdSupply page - seems like it's in order to make it a more secure platform:
> Simplicity addresses the reality of only having 24 hours in a day. Even though the full source code for the Linux kernel and Firefox is published, nobody has the time to personally review every release for potential security problems; we simply trust that others have done a good job, because we have no other choice. Precursor rolls the clock back to the early 2000’s, when mobile computers were powerful enough to be useful for single tasks, while simple enough that individuals or small teams could build them from scratch. But don’t worry, despite its simplicity, Precursor’s computational capability exceeds that of the Palm Pilot series. It’s more on par with a Nintendo DS: sufficient for core security tasks such as authentication, instant messaging, crypto wallets, and even end-to-end encrypted voice calls.