r1w1s1

1 month ago

r1w1s1
1 month ago

🎂 Happy Birthday, Slackware!

On this day in 1993, Patrick Volkerding released Slackware 1.0, the oldest Linux distro still maintained!
Still simple, still solid, still Slackware.

Read the original announcement: slackware.com/announce/1.0.php

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#linux #foss #slackware #HappyBirthdaySlackware

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in reply to r1w1s1 1 month ago

is Patrick still alive?! I remember when he was dying from an undiagnosed illness and things seemed very bleak

edit: wow he's alright! Incredible

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in reply to feld 1 month ago

what's nice is that slackers collectively managed to provide more financial support to pat than i imagined possible :)

in reply to bonifartius 1 month ago

@bonifartius I'd never heard about this before. Did anyone document how this went down?

Sounds like open source provided better healthcare than America does 🥲

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