i. Prerequisites

Vector's software is complex and monstrous.

Technical requirements

• A beefy Linux x86_64 computer.
  • For reference, my desktop has:
    • Ryzen 5 5700X3D
    • 32GB 3200MHz RAM
  • My desktop takes ~50 minutes to build a whole OTA from a clean clone.
    • Takes much less time (~5 minutes) after first build.
  • For a comfortable experience, you should have at least 16GB of RAM.
• A Vector.
  • You'll need something to test your code on.
  • Preferably, you should have a 1.0 and a 2.0.
• git, docker, wget
  • Everything is done in Docker. Don't worry, the build scripts initiate Docker automatically.

Human requirements

• Smarts
  • You need experience with C++. Lots of it.
  • Don't be dependent on LLMs to help you. It won't be able to in lots of cases.
• Activity
  • You have to be active. You should keep syncing the changes of WireOS into your OS, take care of user requests/bug reports, etc.
• Exigence
  • Do you actually need to create a whole new CFW with its own name and possibly GitHub org, or do you just want to make a couple OTAs to show off a feature you created?