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### How does LRS differ from [suckless](suckless.md), [KISS](kiss.md) and similar types of software? ### How does LRS differ from [suckless](suckless.md), [KISS](kiss.md) and similar types of software?
These sets largely overlap and LRS is often just a slightly different angle of looking at the same things. However LRS does have its specific ideas and areas of focus such as its stress on public domain and legal safety, altruism, anti-capitalism, embracing entertainment software such as games, NOT joining the [productivity cult](productivity_cult.md) etc. These sets largely overlap and LRS is often just a slightly different angle of looking at the same things. I have invented LRS as my own take on suckless software -- as I cannot speak on behalf of the whole suckless community, I have created my own "fork" and simply set my own definitions without worrying about misinterpreting and misquoting someone else. However, LRS does have its specific ideas and areas of focus such as its stress on public domain and legal safety, altruism, anti-capitalism, accepting software such as games, NOT subscribing to the [productivity cult](productivity_cult.md), seeing [privacy](privacy.md) as ultimately undesirable etc.
### Why not keep politics out of this Wiki and make it just about tech? ### Why not keep politics out of this Wiki and make it purely about technology?
Politics ultimately significantly affects what technology looks like ([capitalist SW](capitalist_software.md), [bloat](bloat.md), ...), what goals it serves and how it is developed ([COCs](cos.md), [free software](free_software.md), ...), so diving deeper into the topic requires also diving into politics. I hate arguing about politics, trust me, but it is inevitable to define real-life goals clearly if we're to create good technology as these goals guide us in making important design decisions about features, [tradeoffs](tradeoff.md) and other attributes. Examining any subject in depth requires also understanding its context. Politics and technology nowadays are very much intertwined and the politics of a society ultimately significantly affects what its technology looks like ([capitalist SW](capitalist_software.md), [censorship](censorship.md), [bloat](bloat.md), [spyware](spyware.md), [DRM](drm.md), ...), what goals it serves (consumerism, [productivity](productivity_cult.md), control, war, peace, ...) and how it is developed ([COCs](cos.md), [free software](free_software.md), ...), so studying technology ultimately requires understanding politics around it. I hate arguing about politics, but it is inevitable, we have to specify real-life goals clearly if we're to create good technology. Political goals guide us in making important design decisions about features, [tradeoffs](tradeoff.md) and other attributes.
### WTF is this a nazi site? It this a racist/Xphobic site? Do you love Hitler?!?! ### WTF I am offended, is this a nazi site? Are you racist/Xphobic? Do you love Hitler?!?!
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