Original project announcement on comp.os.linux was 20 years ago today

mostlyharmless · 07-12-2013, 06:04 PM

Thanks and congratulations! We're all getting old(er). .. and hopefully better.

trxdraxon · 07-12-2013, 10:44 PM

I still remember the first time I installed Slackware around 98. Can't believe it has been almost 20 years.

zakame · 07-13-2013, 02:08 AM

Salamat (Thank you,) Slackware, and volkerdi for sharing it!

Bertman123 · 07-13-2013, 08:35 AM

Happy Birthday! Thanks to all your hard work Pat. Here's to another successful 20 years!

yars · 07-13-2013, 09:25 AM

Congratulations!

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(this ascii-art from slack-desc for aalib).

ozar · 07-13-2013, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by volkerdi

It's hard to believe, but it's been 20 years since this post. The first release (along with the first public mention of the name) followed 6 days later. I think I can safely say that a lot more people turned out to be interested in this than anticipated.

Congrats on the longevity anniversary... Slackware has always been a fantastic distribution and I'm sure it will continue that way. Thanks for all the work you continue to put into it!

TheNightly · 07-13-2013, 11:21 AM

Happy 20th Anniversary Patrick!

jon_perez · 07-13-2013, 02:17 PM

Cheers, Patrick!

I've tried Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat, and Gentoo. I keep coming back to Slackware.

mats_b_tegner · 07-13-2013, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmgf

Finally, slackware is young, almost three times younger than me,

a French song said, "on n'a pas tous les jours vingt ans"

Is that song by Alizee?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_O--GdDw0Y

Didier Spaier · 07-13-2013, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mats_b_tegner

Is that song by Alizee?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_O--GdDw0Y

No, it's a bit older.

Here, On n'a pas tous les jours 20 ans is sung in 1934, year of its creation, by Berthe Sylva. Lyrics by Charles-Ferdinand Pothier, music from Léon Raiter.

mostlyharmless · 07-13-2013, 06:18 PM

Excellent idea from several above to donate/get a subscription or just buy something from the Slackware store... let's all pitch in and support. Stop being slackers and start being Slackers.

EYo · 07-14-2013, 09:00 AM

and Thanks Pat! You have a great name.

Slackware somehow has me weeping less over software Freedom lately.
It's a comfort to still have slackers around (and thanks Jeremy, for LQ).

Keep slacking!

dive · 07-14-2013, 10:51 AM

Thanks Pat! May Slackware continue to reign supreme!

nick_th_fury · 07-14-2013, 02:45 PM

I'm hoping to see a 20th anniversary shirt in the Slackware store.
Appreciate how much easier the last decade has been since I stopped having to mess with my computers and just use them. Thank you!
Trey

digger95 · 07-14-2013, 05:39 PM

Congrats, Pat on a job well done. Whoot there it is! (1993)