They actually have a philosophy page which explains it: http://suckless.org/philosophy http://suckless.org/philosophy It basically boils down to minimalism (in

They actually have a philosophy page which explains it: http://suckless.org/philosophy http://suckless.org/philosophy It basically boils down to minimalism (in general) with an emphasis on minimalist code instead of minimalist UX/UI (whenever the two conflict).