On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 8:08 PM, Magnus Therning <[email protected]> wrote: > Daenyth Blank wrote: >> >> On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 14:59, Aaron Griffin <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> This seems overly complicated if you ask me. Management of scripts in >>> your home dir should be up to you (or some script), but system-wide >>> stuff should install system-wide. I really hate the Debian idea of >>> needing N steps to install software, instead of just 1 step. >>> >>> If you ask me, a script that will manually download and install >>> scripts from vim.org to your home dir is FAR superior to requiring >>> additional steps beyond simply installing a package >>> >> >> Big +1 on this from me. KISS > > Sure, but KISS in what respect and for whom? >
KISS is a design principle which applies to software development. Simplicity refers to the design of your software solution, not to its usage by an user (that is user friendliness).
