Is Slackware the right distribution for me/you?
by SCerovec from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5SEAF)
There are tons of anti-Slackware threads out there - and they seem to be marching on in columns of ten.
We, the Slackers all know (or do we?) what got us here and keeps us using the best distro out there :D
So, here a few things (try be concise if you possibly can please):
1. Accessibility: The basic system configuration is kept in easy accessible and richly documented text files or has clearly documented procedures for most (all?) other cases (mail server). I for one find editing text files in either terminal or GUI environment a breeze.
2. Sanity: I am yet to see a release or patch/update rolled out for the sole sake of it - whatever comes from the Slackware team has always been pragmatical.
3. Community: whenever i turned for help here it was always non nonsense and correct to the point - the community is top notch - and I've seen a lot by now.
4. Containment: there seems to be a finite amount of knowledge to have total control over the Slackware OS - there are no spots or areas where the knowledge curve starts to explode skywards or otherwise "don't go there" places or areas on the system.
5. Versatility: supported architectures include: x86, x86-64, ARM (and i hope soon a64, as a community effort already exists)
We, the Slackers all know (or do we?) what got us here and keeps us using the best distro out there :D
So, here a few things (try be concise if you possibly can please):
1. Accessibility: The basic system configuration is kept in easy accessible and richly documented text files or has clearly documented procedures for most (all?) other cases (mail server). I for one find editing text files in either terminal or GUI environment a breeze.
2. Sanity: I am yet to see a release or patch/update rolled out for the sole sake of it - whatever comes from the Slackware team has always been pragmatical.
3. Community: whenever i turned for help here it was always non nonsense and correct to the point - the community is top notch - and I've seen a lot by now.
4. Containment: there seems to be a finite amount of knowledge to have total control over the Slackware OS - there are no spots or areas where the knowledge curve starts to explode skywards or otherwise "don't go there" places or areas on the system.
5. Versatility: supported architectures include: x86, x86-64, ARM (and i hope soon a64, as a community effort already exists)