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+# Less Retarded Software
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+*here shall be the concensus definition of LRS*
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+The definition here is not strict but rather fuzzy, it is in a form of ideas, style and common practices that together help us subjectively identify software as less retarded.
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+[Software](software.md) is less retarded if it adheres, to a high-degree (not necessarily fully), to the following principles:
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+- Having the goal of **truly** selflessly helping to maximum extent all living beings who may use the software without any slight intent of taking advantage of them in any way.
+- Trying to follow the [Unix philosophy](unix_philosophy.md) (do one thing well, use text interfaces, ...).
+- Trying to follow the [suckless](suckless.md) philosophy (configs as source files, distributing in source form, ...).
+- Being [minimalist](minimalism.md) ([single compilation unit](single_compilation_unit.md), [header-only](header_only.md) libraries, no build systems, no [OOP](oop.md) languages, ...), countercomplex.
+- Being [free software](free_software.md) legally but ALSO practically (well commented, not bloated and obscured etc.).
+- Being [free culture](free_culture.md), i.e. LRS programs are free as a whole, including art assets, data etc.
+- Minimizing [dependencies](dependency.md), even those such as standard library or relying on OS concepts such as files or threads, even indirect ones such as build systems and even non-software ones (e.g. avoiding [floating point](float.md), GPU, 64bit etc.).
+- Very portable, non-discriminating, i.e. being written in a portable language (C etc.), using as little resources as possible (RAM, CPU, ...) and so on.
+- Future-proof, not controlled by anyone (should follow from other points).
+- [Hacking](hacking.md) friendly and inviting to improvements and customization.
+- Built on top of other LRS technology such as the [C99](c.md) language, Unix OS, our own libraries etc.
+- Simple permissive licensing (being suckless legally) with great preference of [public domain](public_domain.md), e.g. with [CC0](cc0.md).
+- Elegant by its simple, well thought-through solutions.
+- No bullshit such as [codes of conduct](coc.md), tricky licensing conditions etc.
+
+## List of Software Considered Less Retarded
+
+Add your shit here.
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+- Anarch
+- dwm
+- OpenBSD
+- raycastlib
+- SAF
+- small3dlib
+- st
+- surf
+- tcc
+- vim