Experimental firmware risk
DCENT_OS is not production-ready. A wrong image, power loss, boot-chain mismatch or unproven recovery path can brick a control board, corrupt configuration, void warranty or create extended downtime. Artifact publication is not a safety certification.
What an evaluator is agreeing to
- Use only non-production hardware whose loss is acceptable.
- Verify exact model, board, artifact digest and release receipt.
- Keep an independently tested recovery path ready before flashing.
- Monitor wall power, temperature, fans, serial output and pool-side behavior.
- Stop on any unexpected thermal, voltage, fan or control behavior.
Review the security and assurance ledger, hardware evidence and independent test protocol. Nothing here overrides a manufacturer warranty or site safety policy.
When your miner retires: one more layer decentralized
Open-source firmware extends a miner's useful life. When a model retires from profitable mining, the power, cooling, and connectivity you built around it can still serve the distributed-compute layer — heat reuse, mesh comms, or freeing infrastructure for sovereign AI.
