Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard
Besides the fact that antiX 16.1 comes with all 173 bug fixes and security patches implemented by the Debian Project in the new Debian GNU/Linux 8.7 "Jessie" release, but without the systemd init system, the distribution is using the long-term supported Linux 4.4.10 kernel customized with a fbcondecor splash.
Additionally, the new antiX version includes two applications, namely live-usb-maker and live-kernel-updater, which allow users to create a Live USB disk of antiX that you can use to run the operating system without having to install it on your personal computer, and update the kernel without the need to reboot the PC.
Meh, I'll stick with Calculate Linux for now.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 19 2017, @11:11PM
the fundamental philosophies of x-nix
...then there is the antithesis: Windoze
Specifically: Try to cram as much as you possibly can into a single piece of software.
Complexity kills
Ray Ozzie, 2010:
Complexity kills. Complexity sucks the life out of users, developers, and IT. Complexity makes products difficult to plan, build, test, and use. Complexity introduces security challenges. Complexity causes administrator frustration [archive.org]
A favorite topic of blogger and Linux advocate Robert Pogson is needless complexity. [google.com]
In contrast:
Do one thing; do it well; make it easy to interoperate with that.
The Unix Philosophy [wikipedia.org]
systemd has chosen the Windoze way.
Folks who want The Windoze Way have Windoze installed.
-- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]