[SOLVED] Is this Patreon account legit?

volkerdi · 08-04-2019, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by drgibbon

Yo Pat, is this really your account?

(Yes I know this is in another thread, but just wanted it to stand out).

Yes it is. I was going to wait to announce it until I had a few more planned updates done in -current that would be getting things closer to an initial 15.0 beta release, but since it's been spotted in the wild I'll confirm it.

ChuangTzu · 08-04-2019, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by volkerdi

Yes it is. I was going to wait to announce it until I had a few more planned updates done in -current that would be getting things closer to an initial 15.0 beta release, but since it's been spotted in the wild I'll confirm it.

This is great news for those that like Patreon (and Slackware in general), and for others assuming we can still send via paypal and postal/snail mail?

PS: Just added this news to the support Slackware thread over at Salix.

https://forum.salixos.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=7671

ttk · 08-04-2019, 03:01 PM

Okie-doke! Signed up :-) was going to anyways since rworkman confirmed it (and I browsed his facebook profile to convince myself it was indeed him), but even better getting authentication from the BDFL himself. Thanks, Patrick!

Regarding Facebook, I've frequently wished for an rn/trn-like interface for it, and started writing one a few years back to wrap its "simple" mobile interface (which uses no javascript; straightforward scrape+get/post). Gave up when rumors circulated Facebook would be deprecating that interface, but it's been years and it's still around, so maybe that's a project worth picking back up.

(They have a "Graph" API, but it seems oriented towards spidering public content, not well-suited to making a user-centric client.)

tramtrist · 08-04-2019, 03:36 PM

Woot!.. Excellent news all around

Setting up now.

stormchaser3000 · 08-04-2019, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by volkerdi

Yes it is. I was going to wait to announce it until I had a few more planned updates done in -current that would be getting things closer to an initial 15.0 beta release, but since it's been spotted in the wild I'll confirm it.

Thank you Mr. Volkerding. I was waiting for this confirmation before donating via patreon. Also, this may be a bit off topic, but thank you for continuing to maintain this amazing project. I love Slackware. it is the distro that caused me to stop distro-hopping and I now use it as my operating system of choice.

drgibbon · 08-04-2019, 07:27 PM

@volkerdi Great, thanks Pat! Time to check out Patreon then

montagdude · 08-04-2019, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by montagdude

Along with the announcement of Slackware 15 beta 1... well, one can dream.

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Originally Posted by volkerdi

Yes it is. I was going to wait to announce it until I had a few more planned updates done in -current that would be getting things closer to an initial 15.0 beta release, but since it's been spotted in the wild I'll confirm it.

Called it.

Richard Cranium · 08-04-2019, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by volkerdi

Yes it is. I was going to wait to announce it until I had a few more planned updates done in -current that would be getting things closer to an initial 15.0 beta release, but since it's been spotted in the wild I'll confirm it.

Just signed up for $10 a month, starting in September.

frankbell · 08-04-2019, 09:07 PM

Joined.

montagdude · 08-04-2019, 09:37 PM

Excellent, I just signed up. I hope this will avoid another situation like what happened last year and just let you do your thing.

Lysander666 · 08-05-2019, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Richard Cranium

Just signed up for $10 a month, starting in September.

That's a four pack of Guinness Foreign Extra!

OP, you should really include a link in your first post to Pat's confirmation.

hitest · 08-05-2019, 10:10 AM

I'm on sketchy hotel WiFi for the next little while. I'm on holidays. I'll become a Patron in mid August.

Thanks for confirming your account, Mr. Volkerding.

Gerardo Zamudio · 08-05-2019, 10:22 AM

Edit: Nvm, confirmed

montagdude · 08-05-2019, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Gerardo Zamudio

I'll wait for Pat. There must be a reason it hasn't been officially announced yet, regardless of what the reason is.

I think you missed this:

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Originally Posted by volkerdi

Yes it is. I was going to wait to announce it until I had a few more planned updates done in -current that would be getting things closer to an initial 15.0 beta release, but since it's been spotted in the wild I'll confirm it.

Gerardo Zamudio · 08-05-2019, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Gerardo Zamudio

I'll wait for Pat. There must be a reason it hasn't been officially announced yet, regardless of what the reason is.

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Originally Posted by montagdude

I think you missed this:

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Originally Posted by volkerdi

Yes it is. I was going to wait to announce it until I had a few more planned updates done in -current that would be getting things closer to an initial 15.0 beta release, but since it's been spotted in the wild I'll confirm it.

I did!

Seems we're all missing this, though:

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Originally Posted by volkerdi

closer to an initial 15.0 beta release

Sneaky, Pat.