Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sat 28th Oct 2006 08:06 UTC, submitted by anonGPLv3supporter
"Slackware is one of the oldest (arguably *the* oldest) Linux distributions still around today. It is the pet project of one Patrick Volkerding who, love him or hate him, has ruled his distribution with an iron fist since the beginning. This is fine if you agree with his choices, but like all dictators, Patrick doesn't always make decisions based on the good of the populace, but rather sheer unmitigated ego. Here is my experience with his latest iteration, Slackware 11." More here.
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2006-10-30
I don't currently use Slackware but I'm seriously considering it. I'm considering it because of what I read on the Slackware website about configuring the system. Please read past the first two paragraphs for the point of my post.
I have to assume that I've become lazy because it's been easier to stay with MS than switch. But in doing so I've let the OS take over, something that shouldn't be. In my quest for a Linux distro I've tried several of the "load the CD, install the software, and viola just like Windows you're up and running.
Two of the group actually worked "right out of the box", the rest failed in the automatic configuration process. One was a major distro and the other was Slax live cd. Albeit a modified Slackware distro it loaded the mouse, keyboard, and an acceptable vesa driver for my embedded nVidia graphics.
If I had taken the time to configure my system from a base install of the software I might have prevented the frustration of attempting to reconfigure an installed system. If I had used the Slackware approach, I would have learned what was going on behind the scene of the gui installers and be able to fix things much quicker.
I think the Slackware approach is excellent and despite the "review" am going to make the switch to Slackware.