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Slackware 8.1 rc1 Announced

Posted by timothy on from the just-hangin'-out dept.

Demerol writes with word that "about 12 hours ago, Patrick announced the that Slackware is now in Release Candidate stage in preparation for the long-awaited 8.1 release. Hundreds of updated to the current tree in the last few months have had all the slackers drooling, and now it is almost upon us. Now, I don't want to hear any more talk of Slackware being dead. Thanks. ;) Here is the ChangeLog and the Userlocal announcement"

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  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    1st post

  2. Boycott Finland by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Last week the Finnish parliament made a decision to build a new, fifth nuclear power plant. This decision goes against the recent enlighted mood in rest of the Western European countries. It is, however, sadly in line with countries like Russia, China, North Korea and Iran.

    I urge you environmentally conscious Slashdot readers to start boycotting Finnish products like paper, high tech (Nokia!) and software like Linux and SSH (use OpenSSH instead!).

    1. Re:Boycott Finland by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I fully agree with you as far as the use of nuclear power goes, but quite frankly you're wasting your time posting here. Slashdot is full of ultra right wing libertarian Ayn Randian nutcases who would never admit that the environment can be harmed by industries, or that the environment is even important. If it were important, the free markets would "obviously" protect it. The bottom line and freedom to consume endlessly is what counts.

    2. Re:Boycott Finland by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
      The point is that Finland doesn't need any more power plants - the least of all a nuclear one.

      You must be aware that this new plant will not affect your and mine electricity bill. It will only make electricity cheaper for the big industries like paper and metal industries for which I have little or no sympathy. Secondly, electricity in Finland costs 20% less than anywhere else in Europe. Why do we have to try to make it even cheaper for the industry? "We must maintain our competetive edge", you say? Well, why not go all the way and exempt the industries from all kind of environmental control? That would REALLY give them a boost!

      Oh, next thing you say that if we don't build the power plant we'll have to buy the electricity from Russia where it is produced by nuclear power. Wrong. That's bullshit. We don't have to buy it from the Russia. We can buy it from the Norway and Sweden both of which have a great surplus of energy from the water power plants up in the north. This energy is environmentally friendlier and, yes, more expensive, but it is a sustainable and ethically right choice.

      As an technical salesman/engineer who travels extensively abroad I will make it my goal to trash the reputation of Finnish paper and metal industries abroad because of this decision.

  3. slackware stable release? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i'm still waiting on a woody

  4. Slackware is dead but Jesus Rocks! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    There was an atheist couple who had a daughter. The couple never told their daughter anything about the Lord.
    One night, when the little girl was five years old, the parents fought with each other and the dad shot the mom, right in front of the child. Then, the dad shot himself. The little girl watched it all.

    She was sent to a foster home. The foster mother was a Christian and took the child to church. On the first day of Sunday School, the foster mother told the teacher that the girl had never heard of Jesus, and to have patience with her. The teacher held up a picture of Jesus and said, "Does anyone know who this is?"

    The little girl said, "I do. That's the man who was holding me the night my parents died."

    1. Re:Slackware is dead but Jesus Rocks! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Genuine divine Bible prophecy
      Prophecy is foretelling an event in such detail before it happens so as to necessarily require divine guidance. The Bible is a book containing hundreds of detailed prophecies. There are, for example, well over 60 distinct predictions in regard to our divine Saviour Jesus Christ. Here is a sample of just 10 prophecies that foretold the crucifixion of Christ. Not only were the predictions made 1000 years before Christ came from heaven to earth, but they were made over 500 years before crucifixion was first used anywhere in the world as a form of capital punishment! Crucifixion didn't exist when the prophecies were made.

      A scientist picked out 48 such prophecies and determined that the probability of one man randomly fulfilling them all is 1 in 10 to the exponent of 157. That is one followed by 157 zeros! Your chances of winning a typical lottery jackpot is about 1 in 108. (100,000,000) Yet, Jesus fulfilled all the prophecies!

      Concerning his birth Prophesied Fulfilled
      1. Born of the seed of woman Gen 3:15 Gal 4:4
      2. Born of a virgin Isa 7:14 Mt 1:18-25
      3. Seed of Abraham Gen 22:18 Mt 1:1
      4. Seed of Isaac Gen 21:12 Lk 3:23+34
      5. Seed of Jacob Num 24:17 Lk 3:34
      6. Seed of David Jer 23:5 Lk 3:31
      7. Tribe of Judah Gen 49:10 Rev 5:5
      8. Family line of Jesse Isa 11:1 Lk 3:32
      9. Born in Bethlehem Mic 5:2 Mt 2:1-6
      10. Herod kills the children Jer 31:15 Mt 2:16-18
      Concerning his nature Prophesied Fulfilled
      11. He pre-existed creation Mic 5:2 1 Pet 1:20
      12. He shall be called Lord Ps 110:1 Ax 2:36
      13. Called Immanuel (God with us) Isa 7:14 Mt 1:22-23
      14. Prophet Deut 18:18-19 Ax 3:18-25
      15. Priest Ps 110:4 Heb 5:5-6
      16. Judge Isa 33:22 Jn 5:22-23
      17. King Ps 2:6 Jn 18:33-37
      18. Anointed by the Spirit Isa 11:2 Mt 3:16-17
      19. His zeal for God Ps 69:9 Jn 2:15-17
      Concerning his ministry Prophesied Fulfilled
      20. Preceded by a messenger Isa 40:3 Mt 3:1-3
      21. To begin in Galilee Isa 9:1-2 Mt 4:12-17
      22. Ministry of Miracles Isa 35:5-6 Mt 9:35;11:4
      23. Teacher of parables Ps 78:1-4 Mt 13:34-35
      24. He was to enter the temple Mal 3:1 Mt 21:10-12
      25. Enter Jerusalem on donkey Zech 9:9 Mt 21:1-7
      26. Stone of stumbling to Jews Isa 28:16; Ps 118:22 1 Pet 2:6-8
      27. Light to Gentiles Isa 49:6 Ax 13:46-48
      The day Jesus was crucified Prophesied Fulfilled
      28. Betrayed by a friend Ps 41:9 Jn 13:18-27
      29. Sold for 30 pieces of silver Zech 11:12 Mt 26:14-15
      30. 30 pieces thrown in Temple Zech 11:13 Mt 27:3-5
      31. 30 pieces buys potters field Zech 11:13 Mt 27:6-10
      32. Forsaken by His disciples Zech 13:7 Mk 14:27+50
      33. Accused by false witnesses Ps 35:11+20-21 Mt 26:59-61
      34. Silent before accusers Isa 53:7 Mt 27:12-14
      35. Wounded and bruised Isa 53:4-6 1 Pet 2:21-25
      36. Beaten and spit upon Isa 50:6 Mt 26:67-68
      37. Mocked Ps 22:6-8 Mt 27:27-31
      38. Fell under the cross Ps 109:24-25 Jn 19:17; Lk23:26
      39. Hands and feet pierced Ps 22:16 Jn 20:24-28
      40. Crucified with thieves Isa 53:12 Mt 27:38
      41. Prayed for enemies Isa 53:12 Lk 23:34
      42. Rejected by His own people Isa 53:3 Jn 19:14-15
      43. Hated without cause Ps 69:4 Jn 15:25
      44. Friends stood aloof Ps 38:11 Lk22:54;23:49
      45. People wag their heads Ps 22:7;109:25 Mt 27:39
      46. People stared at Him Ps 22:17 Lk 23:35
      47. Cloths divided and gambled for Ps 22:18 Jn 19:23-24
      48. Became very thirsty Ps 22:15 Jn 19:28
      49. Gall and vinegar offered Him Ps 69:21 Mt 27:34
      50. His forsaken cry Ps 22:1 Mt 27:46
      51. Committed Himself to God Ps 31:5 Lk 23:46
      52. Bones not broken Ps 34:20 Jn 19:32-36
      53. Heart broken Ps 69:20;22:14 Jn 19:34
      54. His side pierced Zech 12:10 Jn 19:34+37
      55. Darkness over the land Amos 8:9 Lk 23:44-45
      56. Buried in rich man's tomb Isa 53:9 Mt 27:57-60
      His Resurrection & Ascension Prophesied Fulfilled
      57. Raised from the dead Ps 16:8-11 Ax 2:24-31
      58. Begotten as Son of God Ps 2:7 Ax 13:32-35
      59. Ascended to God Ps 68:18 Eph 2:8-10
      60. Seated beside God Ps 110:1 Heb 1:3+13

      Today, the only way Bible scoffers can explain away this astronomical probability is to discredit the prophecies in one way or another. Their only alternative is to accept that God is the author of the Scriptures. The Bible is a reliable book of genuine divine prophecy. You can trust it!

      The evidence of divine prophecy presented here is just a tiny portion of the proofs available to establish the divine origin of the Bible. Yet, they are more than sufficient to prove the inspiration of the Bible. There will always be men who scoff at the Bible. You, however, can be confident when you read your Bible that God is the author, for it is written:

      "We constantly thank God that when you received from us the word of God's message, you accepted it not as the word of men, but for what it really is, the word of God" (1 Thessalonians 2:13).

    2. Re:Slackware is dead but Jesus Rocks! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Jesus sucks donkey dick.

    3. Re:Slackware is dead but Jesus Rocks! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
      The little girl said, "I do. That's the man who was holding me the night my parents died."

      Hey, no fair!

      You didn't finish the story! I'll finish it for you.

      The little girl said, "I do. That's the man who was holding me the night my parents died."

      The teacher was amazed and asked the little girl about this friendly man.

      "I woke up and there was a man in my bed. He held me gently and told me not to be scared.", the little girl began. "Then he said he would make me feel wonderful. He pulled down my jimjams and touched me in that very special place. I told him that my new mom had told me not to touch myself there, because God says it is sin. The nice man laughed and rubbed me down there and he was right. It felt wonderful! Then he said that he is Jesus, the son of God, and he knows this is not wrong."

    4. Re:Slackware is dead but Jesus Rocks! by Daengbo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Totally offtopic, but most of the non-apocryphal writings have primary documents placed at the end of the first century or beginning of the second. More than enough time for artistic license, but you're still wrong. Maybe you should've said "Compiled 400 years after the events..." and you could've, probably, been right.

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  5. TROLLING IS DYING! L0L0L0L0L0L! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Trolling is dying AND GAY!


    L0L0L0L0L!

  6. Re:Will ESR join the Slackware team? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    haha esr got fired, what a fag.

  7. Re:Not dead - yet? Microsoft's Buggy Debugger by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    There's a ''critical'' security flaw in a Microsoft debugging app. Microsoft says the debugging app found in Windows NT 4 Server and Windows 2000 contains a "critical" flaw. Under certain circumstances, the flaw could enable a hacker to circumvent the authentication system used by the debugger, take control of an app and possibly launch others, according to a Microsoft security bulletin. Attackers could take any action on the system, including deleting data, adding administration accounts, or reconfiguring the hijacked system. More details, including an available patch to fix the flaw, are available athttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/defaul t.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/ms02-024.asp

  8. parent == overrated by mauddib~ · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Parent is overrated, mod down

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