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Kiss – A Linux distribution with a focus on “less is more”

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Re: Kiss – A Linux distribution with a focus on “less is more”

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Post by AlexDragusin »

Last time I've checked, kissing involves the mouth, at the least, so if the logo was some sort of play on the KISS, it fails anatomically. On top of that, there is no connection between the logo and the product which is what probably sets people off more than the content.

If it's by some ways a Rorschach case (doubt it), then it fails again as a logo, which should be clear and concise and aligned with the product. If no such alignment can be done graphically, then a text oriented logo would be far better.

I've been doing branding for a big part of my life, consider taking the suggestions from the other commentators as well in revising the logo if this is to be a serious endeavor; think of the various cultures and settings this would be seen.

Re: Kiss – A Linux distribution with a focus on “less is more”

#42

Post by RandomBacon »

pnako wrote: post #38
RandomBacon wrote: post #31

Ominous's screenshot looks amazing. Does anyone know what (software/gui/manager/idk) is? Even though I've been using Linux (Ubuntu) as my daily driver for the past several years, I really son't know too much about it such as how to ask the right question about desktop manager(?). The install instructions look detailed enough that I could probably figure it out. I will bookmark this, because I want to buy a laptop, am…

It says it in the screenshot :) catwm

Thank you, I see it after "WM", and that jogs my memory a little. "Windows Manager" - that's the term I was looking for!

Re: Kiss – A Linux distribution with a focus on “less is more”

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Post by AlexDragusin »

geowwy wrote: post #33
reificator wrote: post #16

That logo makes it a non-starter in any organization I've seen in the last decade.

> That logo makes it a non-starter in any organization I've seen in the last decade. Could be what they're going for. There's a subset of the free software movement who are actively opposed to politically correct corporate culture.

This is no issue of politically correctness, it's an issue of poor branding - if this is meant for a serious project, which I get the feeling the author intends to be perceived as.

Re: Kiss – A Linux distribution with a focus on “less is more”

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Post by Quekid5 »

no_wizard wrote: post #10
Quekid5 wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is it, though? (That's a bit of a meme, sorry.) No, seriously. Why would I choose this over Alpine? Or, given the failure modes of Alpine as a container image, why would I even choose Alpine? Everything in this space is absolute shite.

What’s the problem with alpine?

I had trouble installing basic packages like Sphinx (Py) due to some imaginary locking problem on the part of apk... and I couldn't find any info on how to make apk ignore the locks (or even just delete the locks, and then go on installing).

This was in container-world, so... a bit bizarre. It's very possible that I did something wrong or bizarre, but... that's of no consequence. Ubuntu/Debian works.

Re: Kiss – A Linux distribution with a focus on “less is more”

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Post by 0xcde4c3db »

smitty1e wrote: post #15
no_wizard wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What’s the problem with alpine?

According to Itamar Turner-Trauring on Podcast.__init__[1] the issue with Alpine (at least in a Python context) is that the use of musl[2] instead of glibc (and I paraphrase) is an increased technical risk where corner cases that may not be as thoroughly tested are in view. ITT counseled in favor of using containers based on ubuntu or centos. I haven't done huge amounts of container work, but my light outings with Al…

I think of it as being like the "dash as /bin/sh" thing in Debian-derived distros. Software that's carefully done "by the book" or intended to be highly portable is unlikely to have a problem. But a lot of things depend on bash/glibc without anyone particularly intending or realizing it, simply because their sheer market share means that such dependencies will "just work" for the vast majority of users.

Re: Kiss – A Linux distribution with a focus on “less is more”

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Post by pnako »

RandomBacon wrote: post #42
pnako wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It says it in the screenshot :) catwm

Thank you, I see it after "WM", and that jogs my memory a little. "Windows Manager" - that's the term I was looking for!

There are plenty of minimalist ones, if you're looking for a mainstream tiling window manager you should check out i3.

Re: Kiss – A Linux distribution with a focus on “less is more”

#49

Post by gdevenyi »

AlexDragusin wrote: post #41

Last time I've checked, kissing involves the mouth, at the least, so if the logo was some sort of play on the KISS, it fails anatomically. On top of that, there is no connection between the logo and the product which is what probably sets people off more than the content. If it's by some ways a Rorschach case (doubt it), then it fails again as a logo, which should be clear and concise and aligned with the product. If…

Keep it simple, stupid

Re: Kiss – A Linux distribution with a focus on “less is more”

#50

Post by Multicomp »

Not to be dumb, but for a newcomer such as myself who read the blurbs about it being simple to use and develop for, not being able to have a single ISO to download and install is from this point in my Linux Journey, not simple.

I'm not making a value judgment as to whether or not I should know how to compile source code and running this on top of another Linux and so fort, but I can intuit my way through installing Debian or Manjaro or Arch Linux or knoppix or any other distro that provides a binary ISO.

It seems like this is simple in terms of 'lightweight for linux pros', not simple as in 'intuitive for users to use'.

I'm not sure that's a bad thing, just pointing out that I am unable to try this with my current skill level

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