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However, it should be a corner/minor issue. To think anyone would eager to touch any application which is far from "modern", he/she must have some knowledge on behalf. User-friendliness shouldn't be a problem, it is just marketing fail. Quote:
I guess that the policy(if any) of the official package tree is to add the general purpose applications only. If you want "modern" but profession-specific tools, say,if you want CAD,Blender,Sage..etc. These can be done in slackbuilds.org. The official tree seems to provide something like DE,emacs,*nix-ish tools, common setup of mail/http/ftp server and such,that is,general purpose. On software development,it shouldn't be lacking. First of all,it is the most friendly source distro you can have. Secondly,cant we see the trend today? python->pip, ruby->gems, Common lisp->quicklisp, Haskell->Cabal, Emacs lisp->ELPA ...etc. Jeez,doesn't a package manager become far more friendly for rigorous development/testing if it is more "barebone"? At the end of the day, Slackware maybe a perfect solution for modern development. Package manager like Nix, the complete opposite, while trying hard on consistency, not only complicate the management even further, but may also show add more constraint or unnecessity. Yet, cant agree more with that, On the marketing point of view, completeness is crucial. Quote:
Squeezing out as much good,slackware-ish applications as we can, seems to be the best strategy? Edit: grammar |
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Haters gonna hate.
So more people installing Ubuntu makes it better than slackware? Cool. "Distro to watch" is akin to saying one song is better than another because it is higher up on the top 40. I have no sarcastic 90's meme to close this post, sadly. |
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However, it was also uplifting. http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ml#post4692445 |
But I liked the 1990s. :( Well, at least when I was a kid.
With the improvements in auto-detection of hardware and the auto-configuring of X, Slackware really isn't that difficult to use. I remember when I first used it and I had to edit /etc/fstab to mount a USB drive. Nowadays, Slackware with KDE pretty much auto-detects everything. |
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Have you tried using xxgdb by any chance? When i execute it, from a terminal because desktop files weren't used back then get an error message about 'no available ptys' or similar. Your argument is very logical but lets not forget that the other distros you are referring to are offering other options along with xxgdb. In Slackware it is the only one. And its ugly, old and featureless comparing to modern alternatives. Quote:
Come to think of it the most exciting thing that happened during the 13.37 -> 14.0 release cycle was the inclusion of NetworkManager and GTK+3 which are both GNOME technologies, maybe along with the XFCE split. edit: Talking about press coverage i just bumped into this: http://igurublog.files.wordpress.com.../mag-cover.jpg , the cover of the next issue of a linux magazine in the UK. It doesnt even have the Slackware logo on it while theres some derivatives there in those ~30 distributions. |
I'm impressed with how well Kikinovac and Caitlyn's discussion is going. Keep it up, both of you.
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More of Kiki delivering well written comments and then been labeled a fanboy because the other side disagrees. This isn't the first time such a discussion between those two has gone down this path, I'm surprised Kiki hasn't given up on her yet. |
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Imo slackware needs more cartoony icons as an aid to youngsters with limited attention spans. EDIT: geez, thinking about it, maybe slackware is the codger distro, maybe i should switch to ubuntu and start lying about my age. |
Meanwhile Slackware quietly sits at the #10 spot on distrowatch.
It's not scientific, but it's also not meaningless. There is a reason it's sitting up there in the top 10. |
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Not sure how good it is for other languages though. John |
@kikinovak: Is the illustration on the cover of "Linux aux petits oignons" by Ayo73? :) He has pretty recognizable style. I used to use his wallpapers extensively in 2005/2006. :)
@all: sorry for offtopic. |
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