Next Slackware /LQ podcast

zzaza · 05-11-2009, 07:22 AM

Hi Guys & gals
I have 2 questions
1. When is the next version of slackware coming what do we expect in the next version, could it be Gnome based?.
2. What happened to the LQ podcast?

Have a great day
/Joe M

mRgOBLIN · 05-11-2009, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by zzaza

Hi Guys & gals
I have 2 questions
1. When is the next version of slackware coming

The standard answer is "When it's ready". There are no set release dates

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Originally Posted by zzaza

what do we expect in the next version could it be Gnome based?.
/Joe M

Short answer: No

Mark Pettit · 05-11-2009, 07:55 AM

2 answers

1. When Pat says so, perfection, no.
2. Sorry - no idea.

gegechris99 · 05-11-2009, 07:57 AM

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1. When is the next version of slackware coming what do we expect in the next version, could it be Gnome based?.

Slackware does not provide release plan. The team decides to release when it finds it appropriate (notably based on stability). However if you follow the changelog of the -current version, you'll find indication when a release is coming. Patrick Volkerding usually informs in the changelog when the -current version has reached Release Candidate (RC) status which means that a new release is on the horizon.

As for Gnome, it has been removed from Slackware some time ago. The reason is documented in changelog of version 10.2 (refer to the entry dated Sat Mar 26 23:04:41 PST 2005)

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2. What happened to the LQ podcast?

From the latest entry of RSS feed:

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LQ Radio Update
vendredi 10 octobre 2008 20:27
A quick update. The LQ Podcast will be returning in the very near future. Thanks for the patience.
–jeremy

GazL · 05-12-2009, 05:40 AM

Clearly Jeremy's 'very near future' is slightly further away than one would normally take that phrase as meaning.

Probsbly he just got too busy to find the time for it.