🎂 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
#Slackware #Linux #FOSS #HappyBirthdaySlackware
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feld
in reply to r1w1s1 • • •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
bonifartius
in reply to feld • • •feld
in reply to bonifartius • • •@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 🥲