Is there going to be a new Slackware release or is Pat just releasing updates only?

Just be patient.

Oh Boy... Your opening a can or worms with that question. I'll be polite. Yes there will be a new Slackware version, and more than likely sooner than later. The next version is under active development but there is no set date for slackware releases so it will be ready when Pat says its ready. We will all just have to be patient.

We don't know, but at the same time, does the Slackware team release RCs beforehand to the public? I know Slackware does not develop like "traditional" linux distros but maybe they still do that?

Yes they usually have a few release candidates before the final release.

If this to be run in a customized xterm window continuously for precisely 4 full moons, there will be good chances of stable. I'm not lying..

Regards.

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I'm not really sure why this keeps coming up.
The Slackware Team spits out upgrades and patches like a slot machine when their in the mood.
If Pat wants to draw the line behind one and say "everything after this is a new release", whatever makes their life easy is OK with me, but if you run an updated version of "current", you've got a pretty good idea what that's going to look like...

Except the time he deGnomed us, right there in front of God and everybody...that was a bit of a shocker, but we bounced right through it.

You have no idea how hard is it to single handedly maintain the oldest Linux based OS and still keep it relevant in these days, isn't it? or you were kidding with that sentence?

Don't take any offense please.

Regards.

It's the only question that is guaranteed to be asked. For this forum there really should be a read-only sticky with a subject something like "Read This - Slackware Release Date" with the message contents "It will be released when it's ready."

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might as well go fishing

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Can someone give me a single example of some compelling lack in Current that so many people seem so concerned with a new release? Or is it that some people have fallen prey to the whole "new = improved" myth? or get nervous when they haven't had to work on their system for a time? If you prefer a system that needs constant maintenance you could ..<gag>.. wait a sec...I think I threw up in the back of my mouth a lil' bit ....move to a rolling release.

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Current is rolling... Other than that, yea I agree, slack is great in that I can leave current unattended for a while and not worry about it all being broken when I catch up with updates. If someone wants something that is more actively updated, they might want to consider something like void or arch.

Current is not a rolling release. Current is more akin to a developmental or unstable release, but it is not a rolling release. Patrick's private repo is a rolling release, but few if any have access to it.

Curiously enough, I do have a reason to worry about the next release, but it's very peculiar. My new book "Débuter avec Linux" is roughly 2/3 finished. It's based 100 % on Slackware. Now my editor points out that the actual stable release 14.1 dates back to November 2013, which is "old" in terms of mere marketing. Unfortunately, we computer book authors experience obsolescence much more than "traditional" authors. (There are times where I regret not having become a teacher for latin or ancient greek, frankly.) So I've decided to base the book on the next stable release (14.2, 15.0, whatever). Which means I'm currently waiting for the next release candidate, so I can give my editor a rough estimation as to when we will release the book, because he needs that information beforehand. It's a bit of an unnerving poker game.

From a purely technical point of view, I'm a happy camper with 14.1 stable on servers and desktops. I've built Xfce 4.12 from sources, and it runs just fine.

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Sounds familiar, strangely, I'm a Slacker for a reason, I share a lot of "values" with Slackware... But those values are only shared with Slackware, and the "business world" is not compliant with those... I feel too that my job/passion, is worthless in this world of racing to the last hype. I pay a great price, professionally and personally for being "marginalized" for almost marketing / social networking reasons. All this "cloud" marketing is like a bulldozer for managers and "bosses", if you say it's irrelevant, YOU become irrelevant in their eyes, the obligatory facebook account which I refused since day 0 is becoming a huge weakness in my network, not talking now becoming "suspect" when you cross borders, as if I was a terrorist, see wikileaks about CIA asking its agents to HAVE a facebook account not to be suspected...

The more I get old the more I become "disconnected" from this world... Truly depressing...

Garry.

Edit: And I avoided the systemd subject