One of my boxes, server php, mysql all that stuff

and This box is duel booted with xp, but its for me the learn on, really

What I use slackware for?
Well question I would ask is, what I use a computer for?
I dont run anything else then linux since August 2002, main desktop, server, gateway, firewall aso ....
And of course, some of you may notice the MDK part in my nick. Yes I used to run Mandrake *eg*
List is long of distributions tested and used, slackware is by far the best one available for download regardless of free (as in Fredom) or pay for as in grrr distribution..

Since some of you add this to your signature..
Linux user 151335 and 267939 @ Linux Counter

Linux does make you feel you got power over your computer, a few week ago I read about OS being like a car. On Win*stuff* you get a car and a driver, you are on the back seat, you ask him to take you somewhere and then somehow (nobody actually knows HOWTO) it takes you there... no fun about it. Linux in the other hand gives a car and gives you the keys, and then let you get there the way you want.

Now, I guess slack is good for learning, I've been using slack since 8.0 (not much time all the same) and feel like I'm still wetting my diapers it started as a college project and at the end being a way of life. I like the way slackware can be use for almost everything other OS can be. I've used Red Hat, late Mandrake, Suse, event try something like Corel Linux(on my early years) and yet slackware simplicity is a bless, do-it-yourself and learn at the same time is the better experience ever.

I still use win*stuff* for gaming , most people I know use Red Hat or Suse, I just feel those are fill of a comercial attitude... who knows!?, sorry I got a little bit over enthusiastic talking about my hobbies and slack is one of them.

And now for the actual question at hand:
- Desktop
- surfing
- video
- openoffice
- Web Server
- Mail Server
- personal java development

Not much rigth this moment, hope to set a few new servers in a couple days, just for fun and learning...

Good answer MDKDIO :-) Almost anything I can use a computer for...

I use it for db servers (Oracle), ssh servers, mail servers, web servers (Apache/Tomcat), name servers, firewalling, file servers (Samba) and proxying (Squid) - thankfully not all on the same box! On the desktop PC I can work with sound, video, photos and if I need Windows for something I run it under VMWare.

- Programming
- Simple gaming
- Web browsing
- School Essays
...
Or more or less anything but advanced gaming, which I use a small Windoze-partition to do.

gateway server , mail server , file server

well i am using my slackware to learn how to use linux lol

It's my desktop system...

LAMP server + desktop (gaming, email, internet)... eventually I'll be teaching myself how to program (XML and Python first... maybe more later).

Slackware, I use it cause it has the most to offer. Since I have a 120gb hard drive I do the full install, the amount of programs pre-installed in slackwrae 10.1 is awesome. I also use slackware because of how easy it is to compile and run programs, kernel update especially. Gentoo may compile for you, but slackware is pre-built with everything but still gives you room to configure.
Also since slackware has so many programming and compiling programs already installed, thought I might try my hand at C++ programming with g++.
Edit: dont mind waht my sig says, it needs to be updated

I thought I already posted in this...oh well.

##Desktop##
TV
Multimedia Player
IRC
Torrent Downloader
Windows 2000 (qemu)
Weather

##Server##
File Server Via Samba
Print Server Via Cups/IPP
Webserver
In a pinch I use it to get a serial console into my routers

##Work##
File Server
Soon to be a domain controller


Soule

Pretty simple for a 36 year old kid

Browsing Web->Firefox
Email->Thunderbird
wysiwyg word processing-> Abiword,OO
Instant messenger->Gaim
Irc->Xchat
Printer->Cups
Music: Listening->Xmms /Ripping CDs->Kaudiocreator /Encoding->Lame Oggenc /Burning->K3b
Gamining: Quake->FuhQuake,Quake2,Quake3,Quake4 id patches/Doom->1,2,3 Prboom, Doomsday, id patches
Multimedia/Video->gxine
DVD: Watching->Xine /Ripping->dvd::rip
Learning C->gcc
Learning gnu/linux->Slackware

Sorry for the late reply barton.
I'm an IT Admin for a unit helping people with or recovering from difficulties with thier mental health into employment, education, further ed/training.
We are pretty heavily tied into MS on our desktops but are slowly migrating into the world of Open Source, primarily because of the cost of maintaining pace with Microsft. A task that is virtually impossible given our meagre budget!

I use Slackware linux at home for websurfing (firefox), music (xmms), games (gxmame, frozen-bubble, supertux), and multimedia (xine). At work, I have Slack10.2 installed in 4 machines. It rocks! It saved us a bunch of money and it is very, very stable. Slackware rocks!!!

I'm a real newbie to slackware. I've just installed 10.1 and I am struggling hard to get my favorite apps to work on it. But I'm loving it. This distro makes you think. Reading all the different things you guy's do with it inspires me. Thanks!

Slack 10.1
2.4 kernel
10 gig HD (it's all I had but more than enough space)
Reiser FS (I love this file system)
1.2 Ghz AMD Duron
1 gig SDRAM (yes, I still use pc-133, hehe)
NVidia 64 bit card
VIA mother board