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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 toyg »

thrower123 wrote: post #19

What is the standard pick these days for a no-frills, stripped back, but still usable Linux distribution? One that doesn't start with much, but isn't boiling the ocean like Arch or Slack if you want to add more? I used to like Xubuntu, but this was like a decade ago at this point.

I know it’s not a Linux distro, but I find that OpenBSD is so essential that it’s easy to understand everything that is going on with your system at all times. Everything you need to know is in man pages, each daemon does one thing and one thing only, and there is basically no risk of leaving stuff running or open without your knowledge.

It’s not a great choice for desktops, but as a server it’s pretty cool.

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

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Post by meuk »

knocte wrote: post #76

Keep making the biggest problem of Linux bigger, please... Yeah, this problem is "fragmentation", and it is not solved with "simplicity".

I think that distributions patching software is especially problematic -- whether you consider it a symptom or a cause of fragmentation.

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

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Post by agumonkey »

iguessthislldo wrote: post #62
agumonkey wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe an arch sibling

That's what it sounds like to me. It's trying to out Arch Arch.

Honestly I don't mind it. It might even give arch some ideas who knows. Hopefully not about logos :)

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

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Post by diffeomorphism »

knocte wrote: post #76

Keep making the biggest problem of Linux bigger, please... Yeah, this problem is "fragmentation", and it is not solved with "simplicity".

How is fragmentation a "big problem"? There are like what, four distros?

- Debian and *buntu - Red Hat - Fedora - Suse

All of them use systemd. All use X11 or wayland. All package gnome. All DEs, WMs etc. are available on all these distros.

Smaller distros can reuse whatever is available for that distros, see for example chrome or skype.

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

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Post by holstvoogd »

knocte wrote: post #76

Keep making the biggest problem of Linux bigger, please... Yeah, this problem is "fragmentation", and it is not solved with "simplicity".

This kind of distro is exactly the point of FOSS & Linux imo. Diversity of ideas breeds innovation and competition, we need that. Otherwise linux will at some point go the way of browsers, with everything effectively owned by google/microsoft/whatever and a big fat artificial lock-in.

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

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Post by knocte »

holstvoogd wrote: post #87
knocte wrote: post #76

Keep making the biggest problem of Linux bigger, please... Yeah, this problem is "fragmentation", and it is not solved with "simplicity".

This kind of distro is exactly the point of FOSS & Linux imo. Diversity of ideas breeds innovation and competition, we need that. Otherwise linux will at some point go the way of browsers, with everything effectively owned by google/microsoft/whatever and a big fat artificial lock-in.

No, that's not the point of FOSS. Having a right doesn't mean that you have to exercise it for the sake of it. When I use/advocate Linux and other FOSS apps it's because ultimately I'll be able to fix any issue that they have, or that nobody will be able to take it the software away from me. But I'm not creating patches for every piece of software I use. We developers should grow past that point, the reason why so many ISVs don't support Linux is because of this madness which means there's no really standards in this ecosystem. (Yeah, now cry me a river about how standards are the equivalent of "authority" please...)

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

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Post by knocte »

diffeomorphism wrote: post #86
knocte wrote: post #76

Keep making the biggest problem of Linux bigger, please... Yeah, this problem is "fragmentation", and it is not solved with "simplicity".

How is fragmentation a "big problem"? There are like what, four distros? - Debian and *buntu - Red Hat - Fedora - Suse All of them use systemd. All use X11 or wayland. All package gnome. All DEs, WMs etc. are available on all these distros. Smaller distros can reuse whatever is available for that distros, see for example chrome or skype.

5 distros is not fragmentation? seriously? so much facepalm
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