💧 Aqua Philosophy
Aqua provides a minimal Fedora experience aligned with the current Fedora stable release, removing nonessential defaults and integrating AetherS signing + packages without diverging from Fedora policy.
Why Aqua exists
Fedora’s default installations emphasize completeness and workstation usability. Aqua instead emphasizes intentionality:
- users choose what enters the system
- package footprint stays minimal
- update behavior mirrors Fedora, predictably
Aqua is not an LTS; it tracks Fedora stable as Fedora defines it.
Core guarantees
Aqua provides:
- minimal Fedora stable base
- reproducible installer environment
- signed AetherS repo access via dnf
- rolling image regeneration following Fedora stable
This creates a consistent secure baseline without unnecessary software.
What Aqua does not do
Aqua does not:
- delay Fedora updates
- backport unsupported changes
- diverge from Fedora fundamentals
- rebrand or fork Fedora components
The user gets Fedora discipline, without defaults they didn’t request.
Repo policy
- Fedora repos authoritative
- AetherS repo overlays optional shared packages
- version lifecycle matches Fedora’s cadence
Trust remains predictable and simple.
Long-term vision
Aqua becomes:
- the minimal predictable Fedora base
- suitable for workstation and server deployments
- a flexible starting point that avoids configuration fatigue
🌐 Shared Minimal Editions Philosophy
Terra + Aqua share aligned principles:
| Shared goal | Meaning |
|---|---|
| minimal installations | user chooses what runs |
| upstream stability | updates from trusted distro maintainers |
| predictable lifecycle | follows Debian LTS / Fedora stable cadence |
| AetherS overlay | optional signed packages across editions |
| rolling image regeneration | ISO regenerated as upstream releases updates |
| no divergence | upstream repos remain authoritative |
The message for users and contributors is unified:
Terra and Aqua provide modern minimal foundations, without reinventing Debian or Fedora.
If you want next, we can:
- generate website pages for Terra + Aqua philosophy
- generate repo usage guides for pacman/dnf/apt
- generate installer UX design docs
- produce a roadmap combining Ignis/Aer/Terra/Aqua
Your call.