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Slackware 10.1 Released
wikinerd writes "Slackware 10.1 was released and it contains the Linux kernel 2.4.29/2.6.10, X.org X11R6.8.1, KDE 3.3.2, Mozilla 1.7.5, Xfce 4.2.0 and several other updated software, as you can see in the official changelog. You can download it right now via BitTorrent."
I personally, have no problem with the kernel choice. They shipped 2.4.26 with 10.0 as it is more stable
For Slackware users who love Gnome (like me), they can still use Dropline's Gnome distribution. It should work out of the box for Slackware 10.1 too.
"Backups are for wimps. Real men upload their data to an FTP site and have everyone else mirror it." -- Linus Torvalds
In case someone manages to /. the torrents themselves, here is an alternate location.
US is now divided as the "Red" and "blue" states. Red States = communist countries. Coincidence? I think not
My cell phone has a text message which appears to offer a second date. Tonight.
Bittorrent has Slackware 10.1 ISOs. Right now.
These things cause conflict in my brain . . . . .
Only in a Slashdot fantasy can a Slackware install turn into several hours of sex . . . . .
Slackware 10.1 and still no update on Yggdrasil? Come on folks!
(sarcasm)
"Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival."
--Dr.W.Edwards Deming
And about my status... I didn't want to have to bring this up again, but since a lot of people are under the impression that I've recovered and I'm just fine (and are beginning to make the usual demands of my time ;-), I'd
better clarify what's going on. Especially since I'm not exactly fine.
Back on Thu Nov 25, I posted in the ChangeLog that I thought I had infective endocarditis (and was promptly flamed for self-diagnosing again). After so much beating around the bush without getting a referral to a cardiologist, I finally called one myself and waited the two weeks it takes to get in. He is a top-notch doctor and heart surgeon (I was very lucky to be able get in to see him), and with no planting of any suggestion from me whatsoever came to the conclusion that it seemed to be infective endocarditis. I'm still waiting for more test results, but it looks like I finally have someone working on my side. So, lets hope that they get some conclusive diagnostics (I get another echo on Wednesday), that I make it until they do, and that it's not too late for this to be treated without a need for valve (or heart) replacement. I've had a rough couple of weeks (well, months really, but especially the last two weeks), and I have to say that while it's good to have a near-death experience every couple of years to keep your head clear and your focus on the important things in life, having one every morning is too often. With that frequency, they start to become a distraction. ;-)
So, this verson is going to be wrapped up pretty quickly. I hope people will support the release, because I'm sure I'll have a lot more bills before all of this is through, and I'm blowing through what little money I've managed to save. Again, I'm not asking for donations, but I hope that when Slackware 10.1 comes out that people wanting to help out will order it. Also, in case of emergency I've left instructions with some very trusted people, so nobody should have to worry that if something happens to me that their Slackware systems will be orphaned and unsupported. It may be a long road back for me, but there will be people taking care of security issues as they crop up (like the folks at GUS-BR and SlackSec), and if I should make an unplanned departure there is a basic plan of succession in place.
Thanks again to all the kind folks I've known over the years, and I hope to know you for many more. :-)
Your Humble Slackware Maintainer,
Pat
"Oh, dear. She's stuck in an infinite loop and he's an idiot. Well, that's love for you." - Professor Farnsworth
Patrick Volkerding, the heart and soul of Slackware is sick, and have requested that users of Slackware buy it to help cover his medical expenses.
He doesn't ask for charity, only that people who use it, actually BUY it instead of just relying on BitTorrent.
Personally I don't use Slackware, but if you are a user, you know what to do.
This is great news. Slack is the most important of the one man distros, and it's always a worry that something might make Pat (and Slack, by extension) topple and fall.
But this doesn't seem to be a real worry. Pat's dropped Gnome out of the core distro, which is really better for everyone - Gnome eats up huge amounts of Pat's energy, and Slack has been an Xless or KDE centric distro for a while now. Dropline Gnome is pretty sweet, so even after Gnome was included in Slack, most users I know used Dropline anyway.
Pat's made it clear that he has made plans for Slack to continue in his absence should anything happen to him, so no need to migrate my desktop just yet, and in light of Pat's recent illness the Slack community has really backed him up - and I also like seeing the third party packagers for Slack get included in the distro. It's nice seeing the Slack community gel over the recent trauma.
All in all, Slack seems as healthy as ever, even if of late, Pat hasn't been
Coming from various distributions that use dependencies on their packages (RedHat, Debian, Conectiva) I got some problems trying to customize some software. And with Slackware my life is getting more easy now, God save Patrick and maintain Slackwares "Free Dependencies".
http://www.michel.eti.br
what kind of modern linux distribution doesn't include GNOME?
One that has recognized the quality that has come out of another project that provides the same desktop. Pat decided that Dropline was so nice, and there were so many people using Dropline Gnome that it wasn't worth his time anymore to package a vanilla Gnome.
"I use a Mac because I'm just better than you are."