Subj : Slackware 15.0
To   : Richard Falken
From : Andrew Alt
Date : Wed Oct 14 2020 14:55:44

-=> Richard Falken wrote to Andrew Alt <=-

 RF>   Re: Slackware 15.0
 RF>   By: Andrew Alt to Dan Clough on Wed Oct 14 2020 12:13 am

 > -=> Dan Clough wrote to All <=-
 >
 >  DC> Hello all,
 >
 >  DC> Anybody else use Slackware...?  Are you as tired as I am of
 >  DC> waiting for a new release?  It's starting to get ridiculous.
 >
 >  DC> Yeah, I know I could switch to something else, but I don't want
 >  DC> to.  Just wish he'd hurry things up a bit, it's been over 4 years
 >  DC> now.  Arrrgggghhhhhh.
 >
 > Good question. The way I remember recent history is that Slackware used to h
 > a
 > release cycle/goal of every 6 months. Then Patrick and his wife had their fi
 >
 > child.
 >
 > I don't know if that's the reason for the slow-down, but from what little I
 > know
 > of raising children, they can definitely gum up the works! ;)
 >
 > I switched to Debian a few years ago. I still love Slackware (it was my firs
 > distro) and peek at the current changelog once in a while though. I wish
 > Patrick
 > and his family the best.
 >
 >
 >
 > --
 > -Andy
 >
 >
 > ... Beep. Invalid Input. I take only cash.
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 RF> I am also getting burnt by the wait.

 RF> I don't mind using old software, but sometimes you need to use new
 RF> software, and I am having to migrate some Slackwares to something else
 RF> because Slackware 14.2 is getting too old.

 RF> The problem is I know no other reliable Linux I'd like to run.

 RF> I could probably install Void and establıish a weekly upgrade schedule
 RF> for "frontline" programs (browsers, email clients) and a anual schedule
 RF> for the core (glibcs, binutils, kernels), but thing is, when I booted
 RF> the live installer for a test, I was greeted by a session manager
 RF> error, which gives a very lame first impression.

 RF> Also I don't like rolling releases for serious stuff.

 RF> Devuan is quite ok. I am not a fan of apt distributions though. I guess
 RF> it is the one I will end up installing where I cannot fit a BSD though.

I get it. It's tough to find a distro I really like. I'm not sure what I'd do if
Debian wasn't around.

Probably freak out and panic. ;) I'd be found motionless with a note taped to me,
"A panic occurred".

--
-Andy


.... Gone crazy, be back later, please leave message.
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