The elusive goal of Unix – or Linux – simplicity

Or, rediscovering the KISS principle, the long way round
Comment Linux distro wars are nothing new. 'Advocacy' (a euphemism for angry argument) about hardware, OSes, programming languages and editors goes back as long as different computers have existed. Computers appeal to geeky folks, and geeky folks readily get a little too attached to things — and then become possessive and defensive about them.…