What is Slackware?
by max.b from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5RTNJ)
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while the Church of the SubGenius is described as:
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If the SubGenius is a parody of real religions, and Slackware is inspired by it, is it a parody also? Of real OSes?
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| Volkerding is a Church of the SubGenius affiliate/member. The use of the word slack in "Slackware" is an homage to J. R. "Bob" Dobbs. About the SubGenius influence on Slackware, Volkerding has stated: "I'll admit that it was SubGenius inspired. In fact, back in the 2.0 through 3.0 days we used to print a dobbshead on each CD." |
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| a parody religion[1] that satirizes better-known belief systems. |