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 - **Modern**: the newest kernel the hardware can run, current toolchains,
   Rust for new host-testable code, reproducible builds.
 
-## Downstream
-
-A private firmware repo (flare-edge) consumes this SDK; issue references and
-checkout paths pointing there are engineering context, not reachable links.
-The QEMU simulator runs its production binaries unmodified,
-real over-the-air updates included.
-
 ## License
 
 **GPL-2.0-only**, repo-wide (`LICENSE`; a per-file SPDX identifier governs