Yup, one can really trim down an install of Slackware to run on pretty much anything with a couple megs of RAM and about 40megs of HDD space.
I installed Slackware on a 486DX-33 w/12Megs of RAM and a 100meg hard drive to act as a print spool for an old laser printer on our network. Shut down all services except what was needed for printing, installed SSH for remote admin, and let it loose.
You can pretty much shape Slackware for whatever job you need a Linux machine to do, and you can do it easily.
If not, then some of the people submitting stories (and those who are approving said storys) are looking pretty ignorant.
Cantrell did a lot of things for Slackware, but Patrick V. is the man in charge of this distro. Some areas of development in Slackware might be slowing down, but the distro is far from fading away.
Anyone who knows anything about Slackware knows this.
David Cantrell was a developer who decided to go back to school. Who knows what he might do after he's finished with classes?
Another thing to think about is Patrick V. has done this for many years without a lot of help. With all the crap that went down with Wind River, it's going to take a bit of time for things to settle down.
I have great faith in Patrick and his abilities to keep Slackware going. If I could code worth a damn, I'd donate my time to Slackware.
I've been running Slackware for quite a long time, and have tried Debian several times over the past couple of years. It seems like a decent distro, but I absolutely hate distros that are built around package systems like Debian and RedHat (and all the variants) are.
All I want in a distro is a basic install with a simple package system to get me running. After that, I never want to see a package again.
I did like Debian more than RedHat, though. I'd have to say that Debian reminds me of other SysV style Unix distros, while RedHat reminds me of penguin dung.
I'll use Slackware until the very end because it suits my needs and my administration style more than other Linux distros. If Slackware were to go away at some point, I'd roll my own distro, or try to take up the Slack.:-)
Don't blame AMD for your lack of skills when dealing with computer hardware.
AMD sells the 1.4gig with a lovely plain-as-can-be HSF combo that has the little sticky pad and a weak ass 60mm fan. If the proc doesn't fry with this OEM POS, you obviously didn't have the "right stuff" when you built your systems.
It's people like you who give companies like AMD a bad name. GET A CLUE!
Oh, yeah... they're really restricting Microsoft, aren't they? Really restricting our automakers and forcing them to get with the times and build more efficnent vehicles.
Our (USA) government encourages rampant capitalism, because it means more money for the gov.
Ads will kill readership, period. It's sad, but true. And because of the fact that you've given away the code, there are tons of options out there that will fill the void (for a while at least).
Slashdot never should have been bought out or made part of a larger company. Sites like this should be run by people in their spare time and with spare money.
Ads will kill this site. Subscriptions to get rid of ads will only piss off people, and make them go to other sites.
You (people running Slashdot) have to make a decision. Either make it 100% subscription based, or 100% ad based for your revenue. A combination of the two will be a disaster.
Wow... I can't even remember the BBSs where I had email accounts in the late eighties and early nineties. I know one was in Indianpolis, IN, one was in Cincinnati, OH, and the other was in Chicago, IL. Good BBSs were all long distance from me, so I didn't use the email features very much, just for local chat with other users while we were offline. 2400 baud and long distance sucked.
Got to Purdue University in '95, and discovered the joy of TCP/IP via a 19.2Kb/s DOV unit and SLiRP on my first Unix account. Seemed like a small step at the time, but it definately led to where I am right now.
About time. I have never had a good experience with a Gateway machine. They're all junk.
If I HAD to buy a major name brand PC, I'd buy a Dell, with or without AMD. Fortunately, I don't HAVE to buy Dells, and build all of my machines... AMD processors, of course.
I used to play with Legos for hours on end, days if need be.:-)
I just had my first child, and I'm already checking out the Lego sets in the toy stores. He'll definately have Legos and Duplo blocks to play with!
I think you're right, about the attention span thing. I've noticed that lately my attention span isn't all that great. I've started reading some good books (The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Wheel of Time series) to get me to settle down and relax. It's working!
Hopefully I can raise my child to have an attention span, and appreciate the finer things in life that you just have to be patient to enjoy.
No, it's a result of an irrational and destructive immigration policy. It's a damn shame what we've done to this country in the last 20 years with regards to immigration.
Hardly. Population growth in the Cincinnati area isn't going up compared to the surrounding areas. I don't know how you tie immigration into this, but I can assure you, people are leaving Cincinnati for a nicer place to live.
I can go into some... It's amazing how many people live in Franklin county (Brookville, IN area), and work in Ohio. Dearborn county is the same way.
I grew up in Brookville. When I go back to visit my parents these days, it's impossible to not notice how much that area has grown in population over the past ten years. Fields that I used to help my father plow/disc/plant/mow are now huge subdivisions.
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Yup, one can really trim down an install of Slackware to run on pretty much anything with a couple megs of RAM and about 40megs of HDD space.
I installed Slackware on a 486DX-33 w/12Megs of RAM and a 100meg hard drive to act as a print spool for an old laser printer on our network. Shut down all services except what was needed for printing, installed SSH for remote admin, and let it loose.
You can pretty much shape Slackware for whatever job you need a Linux machine to do, and you can do it easily.
Yes, they certianly have.
If not, then some of the people submitting stories (and those who are approving said storys) are looking pretty ignorant.
Cantrell did a lot of things for Slackware, but Patrick V. is the man in charge of this distro. Some areas of development in Slackware might be slowing down, but the distro is far from fading away.
Anyone who knows anything about Slackware knows this.
David Cantrell was a developer who decided to go back to school. Who knows what he might do after he's finished with classes?
Another thing to think about is Patrick V. has done this for many years without a lot of help. With all the crap that went down with Wind River, it's going to take a bit of time for things to settle down.
I have great faith in Patrick and his abilities to keep Slackware going. If I could code worth a damn, I'd donate my time to Slackware.
'Nuff said.
I've been running Slackware for quite a long time, and have tried Debian several times over the past couple of years. It seems like a decent distro, but I absolutely hate distros that are built around package systems like Debian and RedHat (and all the variants) are.
:-)
All I want in a distro is a basic install with a simple package system to get me running. After that, I never want to see a package again.
I did like Debian more than RedHat, though. I'd have to say that Debian reminds me of other SysV style Unix distros, while RedHat reminds me of penguin dung.
I'll use Slackware until the very end because it suits my needs and my administration style more than other Linux distros. If Slackware were to go away at some point, I'd roll my own distro, or try to take up the Slack.
Don't blame AMD for your lack of skills when dealing with computer hardware.
AMD sells the 1.4gig with a lovely plain-as-can-be HSF combo that has the little sticky pad and a weak ass 60mm fan. If the proc doesn't fry with this OEM POS, you obviously didn't have the "right stuff" when you built your systems.
It's people like you who give companies like AMD a bad name. GET A CLUE!
Oh, yeah... they're really restricting Microsoft, aren't they? Really restricting our automakers and forcing them to get with the times and build more efficnent vehicles.
Our (USA) government encourages rampant capitalism, because it means more money for the gov.
Get a clue.
You bet! Because only God would use AMD processors.
;-)
Everyone knows WinTel is the work of the devil!
As soon as I can buy processors and motherboards to build a cluster, or a few standalone high end multiprocessor machines.
AMD's got a great product in the Athlon, and I can't wait to use the Hammer.
Buy a heatsink, you cheap bastard, and install it.
Google's definately kicking some arse in the search engine category these days.
Used to use Altavista quite a bit too... It's a shame, really.
Thanks to capitalism being run unchecked for so long.
So long, tech industry! We hardly knew ye...
Slashdot never should have been bought out or made part of a larger company. Sites like this should be run by people in their spare time and with spare money.
Ads will kill this site. Subscriptions to get rid of ads will only piss off people, and make them go to other sites.
You (people running Slashdot) have to make a decision. Either make it 100% subscription based, or 100% ad based for your revenue. A combination of the two will be a disaster.
Sheesh... Come on, moderators!
Wow... I can't even remember the BBSs where I had email accounts in the late eighties and early nineties. I know one was in Indianpolis, IN, one was in Cincinnati, OH, and the other was in Chicago, IL. Good BBSs were all long distance from me, so I didn't use the email features very much, just for local chat with other users while we were offline. 2400 baud and long distance sucked.
Got to Purdue University in '95, and discovered the joy of TCP/IP via a 19.2Kb/s DOV unit and SLiRP on my first Unix account. Seemed like a small step at the time, but it definately led to where I am right now.
Yes, brings back memories. Happy birthday, email!
Uh, they've got those new fangled heatsinks that attach to the motherboard around the socket, you know...
;-)
Don't get out much, do ya?
But I do have to agree. The clip method of securing a HSF to a motherboard, especially with copper heatsinks, is pretty much not an option.
Yup, Macs were certianly ahead of their time. Windows has taken years to suck as much as Macs did back in the late eighties.
About time. I have never had a good experience with a Gateway machine. They're all junk.
If I HAD to buy a major name brand PC, I'd buy a Dell, with or without AMD. Fortunately, I don't HAVE to buy Dells, and build all of my machines... AMD processors, of course.
So long, Gateway!
AMD's here to stay.
Do AMD processors make a small mushroom cloud when you try to run them without a heatsink? Yes.
Moral of the story: Use a heat sink. Duh.
Tom's review was about as impressive as Consumer's Digest reporting that if you order a new Ford Focus without a radiator, the engine might explode. '
Common sense, people. Sheesh...
Also notice that AMD's shutting down their older plants, and plants where they did contract fabbing for other companies.
No mention of their newest facilities in Germany, where all the cool stuff is going to happen.
Sounds like AMD just cut loose all the plants that were slowing them down or not making them top dollar for the products they were putting out.
Apparently not if you run Windows XP... I know MS has some serious code bloat as of late, but sheesh!
...would be if they'd deliver some of the women of pr0n to your door.
THAT's what I'd call cervix... I mean, service!
I used to play with Legos for hours on end, days if need be. :-)
I just had my first child, and I'm already checking out the Lego sets in the toy stores. He'll definately have Legos and Duplo blocks to play with!
I think you're right, about the attention span thing. I've noticed that lately my attention span isn't all that great. I've started reading some good books (The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Wheel of Time series) to get me to settle down and relax. It's working!
Hopefully I can raise my child to have an attention span, and appreciate the finer things in life that you just have to be patient to enjoy.
Hardly. Population growth in the Cincinnati area isn't going up compared to the surrounding areas. I don't know how you tie immigration into this, but I can assure you, people are leaving Cincinnati for a nicer place to live.
I can go into some... It's amazing how many people live in Franklin county (Brookville, IN area), and work in Ohio. Dearborn county is the same way.
I grew up in Brookville. When I go back to visit my parents these days, it's impossible to not notice how much that area has grown in population over the past ten years. Fields that I used to help my father plow/disc/plant/mow are now huge subdivisions.
I guess that's progress.