Hob and Toaster
The project—Hob—represents a graphical user interface for the Bitbake build system. Its purpose was to simplify the interaction with the Yocto Project and create a leaner learning curve for the project, allowing users to perform daily tasks in a simpler manner. Its primary focus was the generation of a Linux operating system image. With time, it evolved and can now be considered a tool suitable for both experienced and nonexperienced users. Although I mostly prefer using the command line interaction, this statement does not hold true for all Yocto Project users.
It might seem, though, that Hob development stopped with the release of Daisy 1.6. The development activity somewhat moved to the new project—Toaster—, which will be explained ...
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