Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 3rd Apr 2008 22:30 UTC
And Slackware too puts out a test release. Patrick writes in the changelog: "OK, we're going to call this Slackware 12.1-rc1, though there is still some more minor work to do." So there. Just so you know.
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It's the one and only UNIX-like operating system within the Linux distros.
It's the only 80s and 90s style Unix-like operating system within the Linux distros. Unix operating systems like Solaris and AIX have moved on. After administering Unix for 8 years, I started my Linux journey with Slackware back in 1996. (Slackware '96) It's remarkable how little it has changed in the last 12 years.
Actually, Xenix and AT&T Unix 3.2 for 386 and 3B2, back in the 80s, had more sophisticated package management, and reasonably good menu driven administration facilities. So maybe Slackware is more of a 70s style Unix-like distro.
Edited 2008-04-04 18:00 UTC
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Actually, Xenix and AT&T Unix 3.2 for 386 and 3B2, back in the 80s, had more sophisticated package management, and reasonably good menu driven administration facilities. So maybe Slackware is more of a 70s style Unix-like distro.
I've got to agree with you.
I love Slackware's philosophy and for a long time Slackware was my favourite distro.
Recently ArchLinux has taken over on my Linux boxes. It has the same kind of "feel" as Slack but without a lot of the arsing about.
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It's the one and only UNIX-like operating system within the Linux distros.