starkOS: A KISS-Style, Source-Based Linux Distro
starkOS: A KISS-Style, Source-Based Linux Distro Table of contents What Is starkOS? Living With the Sway Live Image Inside starkpm: starkOS's Ports-Based Package Manager What Is starkOS? If you have ever felt that modern Linux distributions carry rather more baggage than you actually asked for, starkOS is worth a proper look. It describes itself simply as a minimalist, simple and efficient GNU/Linux distribution, and it means every word of that. Rather than chasing the widest possible audience or the longest feature list, starkOS is built around a small set of firm design principles, and it sticks to them without apology. The project follows the KISS philosophy — Keep It Simple, Stupid — applied not only to the finished system but to the development process itself. In practice, this means starkOS includes only what is essential. Any package, service or background process that runs by default has to earn its place; nothing is bundled in "just in case". It is a ...
