any release date of slackware 15?

Didier Spaier · 10-27-2021, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by slac-in-the-box

So, just my humble pov: the linux ecosystem evolves too rapidly to ever call it stable. Perhaps since linux has increased in complexity, slackware should do the reverse, and increase in simplicity by reducing the package base it has historically supported.

Why not? And to make the move obvious Slackware could be renamed SlackBSD. it would adopt BSD kernel and utilities, and benefit of the 30000+ packages available for FreeBSD including most Linux desktop and apps (many at their latest versions), still without systemd. So Patrick could concentrate on the distinctive Slackware features. Of course SlackBSD would handle less devices, but for the nostalgic among us this would remind what Linux supported 20 years ago. And SlackBSD could adopt a quarterly upgrade, as GhostBSD, and have KDE plasma as its default desktop, other being easily added by users.

Jan K. · 10-27-2021, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by slac-in-the-box

Slackware philosophy says: KISS. (I heard that too much in military, and prefer just dropping the second S, out of the same principle: KIS is even simpler than KISS).

Just great!

Now then we can expect certain someones calling it Lackware?

Jeebizz · 10-27-2021, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Didier Spaier

Why not? And to make the move obvious Slackware could be renamed SlackBSD. it would adopt BSD kernel and utilities, and benefit of the 30000+ packages available for FreeBSD including most Linux desktop and apps (many at their latest versions), still without systemd. So Patrick could concentrate on the distinctive Slackware features. Of course SlackBSD would handle less devices, but for the nostalgic among us this would remind what Linux supported 20 years ago. And SlackBSD could adopt a quarterly upgrade, as GhostBSD, and have KDE plasma as its default desktop, other being easily added by users.

That would be an interesting switch if that were ever to happen, and SlackBSD would have ZFS made available too.

pghvlaans · 10-27-2021, 10:02 PM

Something like "Slackware BSD" would be more attractive as a concept if the GNU coreutils came along for the ride. (Matter of taste, of course)

thirdm · 10-27-2021, 10:15 PM

Never mind BSD. I don't believe plan9 has any package managers. This time P.V. could be first off the block. About time for a fresh start on a new foundation, wouldn't you say?

Then again plan9 people may consider the need for package management a symptom of the disease they're trying to avoid.