An active year for the Slackware board

Now that the dust has settled, looking back it's been an interesting year here. Granted, it has only been my first full year on this forum [yay], but it's been a satisfyingly intellectual, educational and impassioned ride.

Among other things we saw Patrick Volkerding's momentous disclosure regarding the Slackware store; Darth Vader and a4z banned; a lot of bizarre topics re Slackware dying/moving on which came to nothing [again] and of course the important celebration of Slackware's 25th anniversary.

I have noticed, in recent weeks, a severe downturn in back-biting and arguments. As much as I didn't condone the banning of the two members above, it seems to have prevented many arguments, but it has also rendered conversations slightly infertile and there have been fewer 'interesting' discussions which we could have learned from. Mind you, I fear it was these interesting discussions that led to Eric taking a break from the board, so maybe it's a good thing that such flow has been stemmed.

So the thrust of this thread is to say - thank you to the forum for an interesting year and for being an active hub of informative fulfillment, thanks to the devs and thank you to PV. Here's to 2019 [and maybe 15.0]. The Slackware community is alive and well [and opinionated].

I would like to share your words. Thanks to the forum, PV and the team.
And there was 'The Third Slackware Mass Rebuild' too

We are in a unique position here at LQ, in that Slackware doesn't have it's own dedicated, stand-alone forum like many distros do. Sometimes I wish we did, but then I figure Slackware probably gets more exposure to the broader Linux community than it otherwise would, drawing in the curious from other distros.

Lysander, thanks for your input and participation this year, and thanks to Patrick, Eric, Robbie, and everyone else that contributes and continues to make Slackware possible.

Originally Posted by Lysander666 I have noticed, in recent weeks, a severe downturn in back-biting and arguments. As much as I didn't condone the banning of the two members above, it seems to have prevented many arguments, but it has also rendered conversations slightly infertile and there have been fewer 'interesting' discussions which we could have learned from.

One of the benefits of a stable Linux like Slackware is that you don't have too many issues, even with -current. That's why, to my mind at least, it's good to keep the forum alive with the odd OT thread.

I still think Darth is a big loss to this place.

Originally Posted by Gerard Lally One of the benefits of a stable Linux like Slackware is that you don't have too many issues, even with -current. That's why, to my mind at least, it's good to keep the forum alive with the odd OT thread. I still think Darth is a big loss to this place.

Agreed. Darth may have been a little "rough around the edges," but IMHO, that was a language problem, more than anything else.


@Lysander666,
Agreed. Many thanks for the post.

Originally Posted by JWJones We are in a unique position here at LQ, in that Slackware doesn't have it's own dedicated, stand-alone forum like many distros do.

Patrick and most users here at LQ consider this forum to be the official Slackware forum. I consider this forum to be the official, default Slackware forum. Patrick makes reference to LQ on the Slackware website. This is the Slackware place-to-be.

I have noticed, in recent weeks, a severe downturn in back-biting and arguments. As much as I didn't condone the banning of the two members above, it seems to have prevented many arguments, but it has also rendered conversations slightly infertile and there have been fewer 'interesting' discussions which we could have learned from. Mind you, I fear it was these interesting discussions that led to Eric taking a break from the board, so maybe it's a good thing that such flow has been stemmed.

Lysander666, this is a very keen observation. You have given us something to think about at the end of this year!

Originally Posted by hitest Patrick and most users here at LQ consider this forum to be the official Slackware forum. I consider this forum to be the official, default Slackware forum. Patrick makes reference to LQ on the Slackware website. This is the Slackware place-to-be.

Yes, this is true, and quite frankly, given the Linux experience I have attained via Slackware (and other distros before it), I find that I am often able to help answer the questions of others here at LQ, even if it's not specifically Slackware related. So it's all good.

To my surprise some people still use alt.os.linux.slackware. This group is quite active compared to other Usenet groups these days. I have even once reported a bug that was discussed there https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ml#post5790311.

But yeah, it's 8th year of using Slackware for me. For last 3 years I've been using Slackware at work too because luckily Linux is not officially supported by local IT department and we can use whatever we want and however we want. For me it's proof that Slackware is stable, modern Linux distribution in contrary to what some people say.

Thank you for all the devs and average users who use actively Slack in nowadays. I consider myself as an amateur user, but I really enjoy to learn Slackware with Pat's, Eric's and SBOPKG's help. Thanks to them my family uses machines installed with Slackware for everyday usage.

Wish to Slackware a very unique and more average user influenced 2019 year than ever.

Originally Posted by rossholmes Wish to Slackware a very unique and more average user influenced 2019 year than ever.

Thank you, you put a big trust in me

Great idea for a thread. I do not agree about Darth and a4z, however, three cheers for the rest.

Here's to a prosperous, healthy, happy 2019 with smooth waters and sails for all, or CAVU (Ceiling And Visibility Unlimited).

PS: Lysander, I cannot believe its been a year for you already! Congratulations!!!

I love this forum. It is my go-to-place to get Slackware and BSD information; I've been a happy member for almost 15 years.

This forum is perfect.

Perfect distro + excellent community...

Slackin' since 10.0

Originally Posted by hernanmedellin Slackin' since 10.0

Same.