# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion

• Android Linux environments were discussed, with BotBrew, lildebi, and Ubuntu Core recommended for chroot installations, noting that while chroots provide isolation, they still allow access to the global process namespace.

• Open source hardware licensing was analyzed, with participants concluding no "legitimately great" license exists because hardware is governed by patent rather than copyright law; options discussed included Creative Commons, TAPR, GPL, and CERN's custom license.

• Web scraping tools were compared, with mentions of pyphantomjs (a Python rewrite of headless WebKit), node-chimera, and schoolbus for browser-driven scraping approaches.

• The community discussed cognitive enhancement approaches, including an abandoned nootropics search engine project and the lack of standardized testing methodologies for objectively measuring nootropic effects.

• Alternative approaches to mood enhancement were explored, including direct brain stimulation as a potentially more targeted alternative to pharmaceutical interventions, though "wireheading" was explicitly dismissed as not aligned with the group's interests.

• Biochemical approaches to mental enhancement were mentioned, including L-DOPA (with warnings about health risks), 5-HTP, and dopamine precursors as potential supplements for mood enhancement.

• The channel demonstrated a culture that values technical depth and substantive discussion over internet memes and casual conversation, with participants explicitly noting an "anti-Reddit bias."