2025-05-06 –, Zarhus Developers Meetup
Join us for closing remarks where the Zarhus Team will share our vision for the future and how you can get involved! We’ll discuss our efforts to engage with you and our community and explore the projects we can tackle together. Zarhus is a Yocto-based distribution for embedded devices that draws inspiration from OpenXT and Qubes OS, focusing on maximizing synergy with open-source firmware like Dasharo. We prioritize building a strong Root of Trust and Chain of Trust while leveraging various Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs). Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more and discover how you can contribute to our mission. Your input is essential; together, we can shape Zarhus' future!
Piotr Król is an open-source firmware enthusiast who founded 3mdeb in March 2015. His expertise is rooted in the hacker ethos of collaborative innovation and transparency, guiding 3mdeb's focus on projects like Zarhus OS, a Yocto-based Embedded Linux distribution, and Dasharo, a coreboot downstream project. These projects are dedicated to open development, embedded firmware resilience, platform security, transparency, the right to repair, and digital sovereignty.
Piotr's deep involvement in open-source firmware includes key computing areas such as Root of Trust, Secure, Verified and Measured Boot, TPM, coreboot, UEFI, EDK II, Yocto, U-Boot, and Linux. He often speaks at significant industry events like FOSDEM, Xen Developers Summit, and Platform Security Summit, sharing his insights and promoting the open-source firmware ecosystem. Piotr is dedicated to sharing knowledge by serving as a Trainer at OpenSecurityTraining2, offering free and open educational materials to advance the open-source firmware ecosystem.