- Software complexity should be measured by including all transitive dependencies.
- Executables should be linked statically.
- Software components should allow for easy customization and/or modification.
- Package sources should be referenced through a URL or git submodule, but not included directly.
- /etc should be simple enough to be understood in its entirety.
- Patches should be well organized, have good descriptions, and should always apply cleanly.
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