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I took a deeper dive in Reticulum-rs. It is std. It implements 20% of Reticulum functionality. And it has 2 major protocol incompatibilities (like a different size for the MTU / Maximum Transfer Unit).

It looks like a quick vibe coded hack to implement a subset, tailored only for Beechat's own devices.

If someone would want to implement a full no_std Reticulum lib, they would need to start from scratch.

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My surprise level at your finding is low. I regularly start from scratch in embedded rust for precisely this scenario. A typical response is "Why not use [reticulum-rs] etc.". Your elegant description could be described with the "But we have McDonald's at home" meme.

There are many cases where a library will be posted online, be mentioned in a blog post, and demonstrated in a demonstration workflow. If you try to use it for practical means, it becomes immediately clear it is "totaled" or easier to start over than fix or adapt it.

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