The suckless project values simplicity, clarity and frugality in software. Our philosophy is about keeping things simple, minimal and usable. We believe this should become the mainstream philosophy in the IT sector. As a user of most of their programs including the infamous dwm (a tiling window manager), dmenu (launcher), st (terminal emulator) and others tools, I can attest to benefits of using minimal and efficient software. Patching Programs are customised by patching the C source code.

After witnessing insane minimalism paired with a tiler (tiling window manager), knew it was my time to take the pilgrimage to Arch Linux. Some characteristics that make Arch unique: The Arch Way embody the principles behind Arch Linux; simplicity, modernity, pragmatism, user centrality and versatility. Forces one to build the system up by hand. This encourages you to question the role of each component of the system, and available options to satisfy that component (e.