A Linux distro with a focus on simplicity and the concept of less is more
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Re: A Linux distro with a focus on simplicity and the concept of less is more
#2first comment!
Re: A Linux distro with a focus on simplicity and the concept of less is more
#3How does this compare with LFS (Linux from Scratch)?
Is it an example of the suckless philosophy?(suckless.org)
Inquiring minds want to know!
Re: A Linux distro with a focus on simplicity and the concept of less is more
#4Wow, I'm really digging that minimal css design! Really tasteful and keeps the site usable while smartly using
tags for the main content area.
Re: A Linux distro with a focus on simplicity and the concept of less is more
#5Looks interesting, and generally always like to see how someone puts a new distro together, but “simple” here is a very specific definition of simple.
This is not a trivial, easy, type of simple.
Rather a raw and uncomplex simple.
Not going to assume either is better, but somewhat curious which people default to assuming and/or preferring.
Re: A Linux distro with a focus on simplicity and the concept of less is more
#6Looks interesting, and generally always like to see how someone puts a new distro together, but “simple” here is a very specific definition of simple. This is not a trivial, easy, type of simple. Rather a raw and uncomplex simple. Not going to assume either is better, but somewhat curious which people default to assuming and/or preferring.
"less is more" doesn't imply trivial/easy, instead it implies that tradeoffs were carefully considered and made.
Re: A Linux distro with a focus on simplicity and the concept of less is more
#7>An independent Linux(R) distribution with a focus on simplicity and the concept of less is more.
For me, this niche has always been filled by the venerable Slackware distro.
Re: A Linux distro with a focus on simplicity and the concept of less is more
#8Looks interesting, and generally always like to see how someone puts a new distro together, but “simple” here is a very specific definition of simple. This is not a trivial, easy, type of simple. Rather a raw and uncomplex simple. Not going to assume either is better, but somewhat curious which people default to assuming and/or preferring.
"less is more" doesn't imply trivial/easy, instead it implies that tradeoffs were carefully considered and made.
"Simplicity" does imple trivial or easy though, at least to an extent.
Re: A Linux distro with a focus on simplicity and the concept of less is more
#9I wish they didn’t just take the well established name of a principle and re use it in their distro-name. As much as I appreciate this initiative I think they should consider the importance of naming and branding. An original product should have an original name.
Re: A Linux distro with a focus on simplicity and the concept of less is more
#10> BUS FACTOR OF ZERO
Bus factor is usually defined as the minimum number of team members that have to be hit by a bus to put the project in jeopardy. The Wikipedia article linked from the site defines it the same way.
So a bus factor of zero would mean that the project is in jeopardy even if all the maintainers are alive.