We started a separate BSD userland project before Chimera even existed, but we didn't feel the port was up to our standards of quality, so we shelved it. Removing our dependence on GNU software is a definite goal of mine, though it is relatively low priority and likely far off.
Scudo can be faster in some workloads. However, I recall Scudo is woefully underperforming on 32-bit systems (it may not even work?). Replacing the memory allocator is definitely something you can do, but it introduces another variable into the mix, and I personally feel that would also compromise our goal of reliability.
Differences between Alpine also include: NLS enabled everywhere, so translations work and are functional. No use of GNU gettext, only musl's gettext. A focus on providing a more "full" experience to users over optimising for smaller binary sizes. There are more differences obviously. For some uses Alpine would be better, and for some uses Adélie would be better.
Also: that comparison page is on the oldwww. domain, which means it isn't a part of the current site, which is why it hasn't been updated.
Scudo can be faster in some workloads. However, I recall Scudo is woefully underperforming on 32-bit systems (it may not even work?). Replacing the memory allocator is definitely something you can do, but it introduces another variable into the mix, and I personally feel that would also compromise our goal of reliability.
Differences between Alpine also include: NLS enabled everywhere, so translations work and are functional. No use of GNU gettext, only musl's gettext. A focus on providing a more "full" experience to users over optimising for smaller binary sizes. There are more differences obviously. For some uses Alpine would be better, and for some uses Adélie would be better.
Also: that comparison page is on the oldwww. domain, which means it isn't a part of the current site, which is why it hasn't been updated.