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Was curious if there is such a thing as a slackware lab? I would guess "no" due to distributed nature of things now. But maybe the lab consists of the developers getting their hands on hardware via generosity, luck, etc.
Just curious what's out there or if there's a wish list.
Yeah I was asking that and also just curious how things do or do not get tested. I am guessing that since it's a collaborative project that the testing gets done as things progress.
There is some behind-the-scenes testing, and you can get a little bit of advanced notice on new packages or features going into Slackware if you manage to catch one of the main team members on the IRC channel; but other than that, all the testing is done by the users of -current. We the users do the majority of the testing, and send bug reports (and ideally, fixes) upstream.
I tested an i7 920 and it just didn't work, I have high hopes for the i7 980X though. When can I expect the new CPU?
That is interesting information. I am planning on building a new desktop this spring with an i7 920. That will certainly change if Slack will not work on it. What didn't work?
That is interesting information. I am planning on building a new desktop this spring with an i7 920. That will certainly change if Slack will not work on it. What didn't work?
Bob
Sorry it was a joke, the previous post seemed to imply that if we provided a list of hardware that had already been tested and it's results that we would be provided with new hardware to test. Just a joke about me trying to get a free $1200 processor.
My i7 920 works flawlessly. I have it overclocked to 3.332 Mhz and I couldn't be happier with it.
Phew!! You scared me for a minute.. My wife is getting it as a gift. I have been really looking forward to getting it. The i7 920X is £890 here in the UK, but the i7 920 can be purchased for a £150. I am getting the 920. I figure it will be far more than I will ever need.
Phew!! You scared me for a minute.. My wife is getting it as a gift. I have been really looking forward to getting it. The i7 920X is £890 here in the UK, but the i7 920 can be purchased for a £150. I am getting the 920. I figure it will be far more than I will ever need.
Bob
I haven't noticed any problems with 920 and Slackware64 13. Works like charm!!!
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