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====== About Simple Tools ====== | ====== About Simple Tools ====== | ||
+ | ===== Why Simple Tools ?===== | ||
- | This is a collection | + | * Learning how a computer works is easier when using simple software, because it functions are simpler and therefore easier to understand. |
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+ | * Understanding the system better gives you more control over your computing. Instead | ||
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+ | * Using simple software needs not as much resources as complex software. Therefore you can use a computer for a longer time period. Using a simple operating system with simple programs | ||
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+ | ===== Our criteria ===== | ||
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+ | The tools listed here should be | ||
* [[free software]] (open source software) | * [[free software]] (open source software) | ||
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* [[still maintained]] | * [[still maintained]] | ||
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+ | ===== Rating ===== | ||
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+ | In general from + to +++++ | ||
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+ | === Lightweightness === | ||
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+ | * +++++ extremely lightweight | ||
+ | * ++++ very lightweight | ||
+ | * +++ somewhat lightweight | ||
+ | * ++ still usable, but with a tendency to bloat | ||
+ | * + bloatware | ||
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+ | === Simpleness === | ||
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+ | * +++++ extremely simple (e.g. one small file of code) | ||
+ | * ++++ very simple (a small number of files with modular code) | ||
+ | * +++ somewhat simple (a mid-sized project, but manageable | ||
+ | * ++ Not so simple anymore (big project, but manageable for a small team) | ||
+ | * + Complex (a project with high complexity, not manageable or understandable by a single person or a small team) | ||
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+ | === Easiness === | ||
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+ | * +++++ Very easy to use by novice users | ||
+ | * ++++ Easy to use by novice users after reading documentation | ||
+ | * +++ Easy to use by users with basic knowledge and after reading documentation | ||
+ | * ++ Usable for experienced users after reading documentation | ||
+ | * + Only usable by experts or after extensive study of the documentation or after a training course | ||
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