It looks like a new iteration of Buildroot, which kind of slid behind Yocto/OE in professional community. Is there any summary why this would be preferable to either of those?
I guess for me it just hits the sweet spot between simplicity and flexibility.
My company has been using it professionally since 2014, and we are very happy with the results.
Not excluding the possibility of an "hidden gem" here, and people in embedded tend to be conservative, but to be honest "professional" and "easy" in the same sentence looks a bit suspicious to me.
- It couldn't find a feature-gap between buildroot and OE/YP in order to differentiate itself and attract new developers
- It is more or less a one-vendor project
Why no traction? Not sure about that. Perhaps it was difficult to communicate the benefits in an area where buildroot was already well established.