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Re: Desktop Linux Survey
by Soap on Thursday 23/Aug/2007, @11:01

"keep it simply stupid"

Interesting turn of phrase.

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Re: Desktop Linux Survey
by Axl on Thursday 23/Aug/2007, @13:31

Definitely.

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Re: Desktop Linux Survey
by she on Thursday 23/Aug/2007, @14:38

Its a joke.
The real saying is "keep it simple". Even Einstein said this ("as simple as possible but not any simpler!".

The stupid part was added by programmers who thought their programs should be "stupid" and thus easy as well. But in the end this is a question of managing complexity - simple is just easier to manage than complex.

I find it hilarious that this guy copies the "keep it STUPID" as well - i can only laugh about this ;-)

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Re: Desktop Linux Survey
by anon on Friday 24/Aug/2007, @05:17

The original saying was like that :
"Keep it simple, stupid."
NOT "keep it simple and stupid".
It doesn't mean the program should be stupid easy. It's telling the programmer that he's the stupid one, responsible for the bloat of his software.

The KISS saying has nothing to do with easiness. Slackware is a KISS distribution, not because of easiness (it's turning off newbies) but because its structure is simple. No configuration wizards, no package dependencies management, it's technically simple, but requires a sharp mind that knows the basics of the mechanics behind it to get it to work. The KISS philosophy thinks there's only so much you can do while building a software before it gets to the point of bloat no return. Keep it simple before it collapses.

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