1 posted on
07/18/2018 5:25:35 AM PDT by
ShadowAce
To: rdb3; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; JosephW; Only1choice____Freedom; amigatec; Ernest_at_the_Beach; ...
2 posted on
07/18/2018 5:26:02 AM PDT by
ShadowAce
(Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: ShadowAce
I cut my Linux teeth on Slackware, compiling the kernel back in the 0.9 days.
3 posted on
07/18/2018 5:27:20 AM PDT by
taxcontrol
(Stupid should hurt)
To: ShadowAce
I missed the first paragraph of the article:
Patrick Volkerding didn't set out to create a Linux distribution. He just wanted to simplify the process of installing and configuring Softlanding Linux System. But when SLS didn't pick up his improvements, Volkerding decided to release his work as Slackware. On July 17, 1993, he announced version 1.0. A quarter century and 30-plus versions later, Slackware is the oldest actively maintained Linux distribution.
5 posted on
07/18/2018 5:29:58 AM PDT by
ShadowAce
(Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: ShadowAce
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So happy 25th birthday, Slackware, and here's to 25 more! Well, this year (2018) plus "25 more" takes us to 2043, a few years after the 2038 Epoch boundary.
Is Slackware deployed in any embedded systems where it still uses 32-bit time_t?
7 posted on
07/18/2018 6:02:51 AM PDT by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: ShadowAce
However, installing Slackware is NOT a job for neophytes. I recommend either Fedora or Ubuntu for less-experienced users.
10 posted on
07/18/2018 6:47:57 AM PDT by
RayChuang88
(FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
To: ShadowAce
Anybody remember the Linux wars on FR?
Linux is a cancer and won’t last.
Boy were they wrong...
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