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Slackware 9.1RC 2 Out, Mandrake 9.2 Soon

Colin writes "The founder of Slackware, Patrick Volkerding, released version 9.1 RC-2 of the upcoming Slackware. Good ol' Slack comes with new versions of packages while the addition of the Swaret tool adds dependency checking on Slackware for the first time! Here is an enthusiastic preview of Slackware 9.1 with plenty of screenshots." And pacc points out that Mandrake 9.2 will soon be ready, but only for Mandrake Club members at first. "But it will soon come to a mirror near you(TM). Though by choosing to distribute it with BitTorrent, do they effectively limit the downloads for a limited release?"

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  1. BSD is your better choice by 1113Coder · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    They've been doing "dependency checks" for years now why is this new? I think this whole article misses the important fact that BSD is the ultimate OS and does everything better than SlackWare and the like.

  2. Genuninely Curious by smittyoneeach · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Apache 2.x: when, why not now?

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    1. Re:Genuninely Curious by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      For those who don't know:

      Apache is a so called "GNU" (Gay Niggers United) software developed for Gay Sex And Video franchise stores in Illinois.

  3. Re:P.S. excuse my IN ABILITY to Rape ur mom OK ?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I can't believe that you took the time to type that out. You must have either a horriblly lonely life or some serious issues with closeted homosexuality.

  4. Re:And I love things spelled with an "e" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is she hot? More importantly, does she take it up the backdoor?

  5. Gorbachev by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mister Gorbachev tear down this wall!

  6. None by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Stop wasting time testing out new versions.
    Do some coding.

  7. In other news ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Gheyware X 10.2.5 has been released.

    Featuring:

    o new shiny colors
    o direct linkies to hormone selling pharmacies
    o Gaym, the Instant Massager
    o natural support for AssPlug input devices
    o a sperm bank client ... for those thirsty moments
    o support for triple G5 mobos

  8. Re:P.S. excuse my IN ABILITY to Rape ur mom OK ?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    You must have either a horriblly lonely life or some serious issues with closeted homosexuality.

    The two aren't mutually exclusive.

  9. Re:Debian by LittleLebowskiUrbanA · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Pathetic troll.

  10. Re:P.S. excuse my IN ABILITY to Rape ur mom OK ?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Offtopic, I'll give you offtopic.

    This guy finally gets this hot girl to go out with him but he has to find a date for her friend.
    He agrees because the date is 2 days away. To his surprise none of his friends could make it so he asks his retarded brother.
    The brother says' "I wouldn't know what to do."
    The other brother says, "Just do what I do."

    So the brother agrees. The night of the date they drive out to Lover's Point. The brother jumps in the back seat with his girlfriend while the retard jumps in the front seat.
    He watches as his brother puts his hand down the front of the girl's shirt, the retard does the same. He watches his brother puts his hand between the girl's legs, the retard does the same.
    But to his surprise its wet so he quickly pulls away his hand is now bloody. So the retard pulls the girl to the front of the car and pulls out a first aid kit.
    He pulls down her pants and says "I'd be bleeding too if someone cut off my penis."

  11. Suse 9.0 Anyone? by Ripplet · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hey mods this is only slightly offtopic OK!

    'Ole Suse seems to be falling behind in the version wars here, anyone know when 9.0 is due out? Hopefully in time for the Xmas rush, so maybe any day now?

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