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--- lightweight [2020/12/18 22:52] – created senioradmin
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 ====== Lightweight Software ======
-A program should only use the resources (memory, CPU load) which is absolutely necessary for the task.
+A program should only use the resources (memory, CPU load) which is necessary for the task it should accomplish plus the resources it needs to provide the user with a usable interface.
+Although we prefer programs with a text interface (CLI or TUI programs), because they are lower on resource usage mostly, we recognize that there are use cases where a graphical program (with a GUI) is more reasonable. When it his is the case, we prefer the program that does the job in a reasonable was and has the smallest footprint.
+See also [[How we measure]]