/prog/ - Slackware

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 0:11

Slackware is most well known for its use in enterprise environments, where Fortune 500 clients demand the stability, reliability, and support of a corporation that only Slackware provides. Slackware provides an extensive certification program for software and hardware known as "Built for Slack", as well as a Slackware Certified Engineer program. While hobbyist OSes such as Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, and AIX have made inroads in the enterprise, Slackware is still leading the market by a wide margin - and remains the only OS certified for use with Oracle.

In addition to its use in the enterprise, Slackware is also quite popular among new Linux users. Its popularity among new users due to Slackware's long-standing reputation (rivaled only by Gentoo) as being an easy-to-use operating system for the beginner. Finally, Slackware is also popular among users of the GNOME desktop, due to praise of Slackware's exceptional GNOME desktop, a rarity in a world of distributions such as Ubuntu which feature poor GNOME support.

As well as its' normal uses, Slackware has also been known to power:

    the space shuttle
    the New York Stock Exchange
    the Debian Project (Debian never releases, so they have to use Slackware for their servers)
    the Gentoo Project (Gentoo never finishes compiling, so they, like Debian, use Slackware for their servers)
    the Linux from Scratch Project (Linux from Scratch never runs, thus they use Slackware for their servers)
    Microsoft (they're not CRAZY enough to actually run their OWN systems on Windows)
    IBM (IBM also recommends Slackware as their preferred Linux distribution to customers)

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 0:21

I have been using Slackware for a long time, on my desktops, laptops, and servers. It's not only a very stable OS, but a very minimalistic one! OP stretches the truth a little, but Slackware is a great OS for those familiar with *NIX. Reasons why I like it:

* Incredibly stable and secure
* Easy to set up
* Low on bloat
* FOSS

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Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 0:35

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I thought slacker were too slack to fanboi

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 0:39

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Learn to type, moron. I bet you use OBONGO LUNIX.

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Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 0:46

If you do not use Slackware than lets face it. Your an ASSHOLE.

Windows: Is a piece of shit. nough said.
Mac's: It's like someone got Unix. And shitted on it.
Gentoo: Food takes 8 hours to compile into shit. Gentoo works the same way. Flush'd!!!
Arch: *NIX should at most be rebooted once a month. But fucking Arch crashes all of the time.
Debian: Have you ever had to actually use Debian for serious stuff?
Ubuntu: HAHAHAHAHAHA! That's the sound of me laughing at you, you CAVE NIGGER

I could go on but you should use slackware. Did you know? It was created by a wizard, written in LISP.

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Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 0:48

Oh, it's this thread.

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 0:49

Should I use Slackware? A one question guide.

Do you have autism?
If so: Use Slackware.
If not: Use Slackware.

Enough said.

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 0:55

Should I use Slackware? A one question guide.
Are you homosexual?
If so: Use Slackware.
If not: Don't use Slackware.

Enough said.

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 0:55

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Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 1:00

please post generalized sine wave bbcode script for the good of /prog/

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 1:05

anonymous@slackware:~ :(){ :|:& };: > slackware supremacy

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Name: sage 2011-09-27 1:09

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Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 1:12

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in python, ``please''!

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 1:14

* The default Slackware Linux hostname is darkstar.
* Slackware is like BSD with the improvements of Linux added to it.
* Slackware is unhackable.
* Slackware compiles LISP up to 5% faster than Debian or Gentoo. That may not seem like a lot, but wait until you get a lot of code written!

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 1:17

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FIOC sucks and you suck

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 1:18

let's suck ruby's dick next!

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 1:22

I've been using Slackware Linux for about 20 years. It's really good stuff!

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 1:28

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Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 4:08

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    * The default Slackware Linux hostname is darkstar.
Changed in a second
    * Slackware is like BSD with the improvements of Linux added to it.
Nope, its GNU quality.
    * Slackware is unhackable.
As compared to OpenBSD?
    * Slackware compiles LISP up to 5% faster than Debian or Gentoo. That may not seem like a lot, but wait until you get a lot of code written!
Tell that to Gentoo people.

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 4:39

If you want something frequently updated, like Ubuntu,
but not too often updated, like Debian,
but you don't like dpkg, but rather RPM, like fedora,
but don't like Fedora's release schedule, so rather redhat,
but don't have money to buy RHEL, so rather Gentoo,
but don't like Gentoo's scriptkiddy powered community, so rather archlinux,
but don't like archlinux' hipster powered community, so rather Minix,
but don't like the fact that Minix is dead,

... Then yes, Slackware is just exactly what you're looking for!

Slackwares AMAZING, and PATRIOTIC Features Include:
* No more so-called communist, freedom-hating ``Modern technologies''!
* No more terrorism-supporting tools, like C Compilers!
* No more antidemocratic, so-called ``Graphical Interfaces''!

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! GET SLACKWARE TODAY

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 4:51

but not too often updated, like Debian
Slackware updates twice a year. Debian, every two years.

No more antidemocratic, so-called ``Graphical Interfaces''!
Slackware comes with KDE, XFCE, fluxbox, blackbox, windowmaker, FVWM, and TWM. It doesn't include GNOME, but it sucks, and if you use DWM or AWM, you should know how to install them.

No more terrorism-supporting tools, like C Compilers!
Slackware comes with GCC!

Keep tryin' son.

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Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 4:53

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I'm an angry, angry old man! THIS IS WHAT VIETNAM DID TO ME FOR CRYING OUT LOUD

I know, sir, I know.

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 4:56

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If you can't handle the flames best get out of the kitchen. There are a thousand legitimate reasons for using Slack and none against it. I'm sorry if you use Ubuntu or Windows or whatever and I hurt your feelings, but seriously? Slack is a great distro, and if you disagree with me you're wrong. End of story.

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 5:03

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There are a thousand legitimate reasons for using Slack and none against it.

Now, if this was true, how do you explain yourself the sheer lack of people ever mentioning ``slackware'' in the IT community? Fuck, even the /r/slackware subreddit is pretty much dead.

I'm sorry if you use Ubuntu or Windows or whatever and I hurt your feelings, but seriously?

You didn't ``hurt'' anyones feelings. You just don't get it, that's all.

Slack is a great distro
``great'' what for exactly? Everything slackware does Ubuntu/Fedora/RHEL/ArchLinux does better.

And no, being the one of the first Linux distributions does not justify its existence.
Slackware is absolutely pointless, deprecated, antiquated, dated, moldy, obsolete, outworn.

You get the Idea.

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 5:06

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reddit

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 5:10

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I'm so edgy because I refuse to browse reddit! Huzzah!

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 5:12

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I browse Reddit and consider myself superior for doing so

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 5:22

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I tal...

Actually, fuck you. You may have won this fight, but you won't win the war, chap.

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 5:23

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Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 5:24

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I can't into logic.

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 6:37

Slackware is awesome, but Gentoo is better.

brb, compiling

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 8:43

I thought slackers were too slack to ``fanboi"

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 9:57

Slackware isn't as great a distribution as it used to be.

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-27 9:59

Slackware isn't as great a distribution as it used to be.

Name: Anonymous 2011-09-28 6:57

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Name: Anonymous 2011-10-31 22:46

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Name: Anonymous 2012-03-31 17:57

SLACKWARE FTWW!!!!!!

Name: Anonymous 2012-04-03 7:18

what about SL¹ as a replacement for RHEL?

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Name: Anonymous 2012-04-03 7:52

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Terrible!^¹

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Name: Anonymous 2012-10-14 16:07

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Name: Anonymous 2012-10-14 16:12

Anything but Fedora or Debian is shit. This is a well-known fact.

Name: Plan9 2012-10-14 16:58

Anything but *BSD is 2nd grade quality.

Name: Anonymous 2012-10-14 17:10

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