Using a slackware in the company is practically guarantee of problems and lack of maintenance.

Even the Gentoo resolve officially software dependences using the Portage.

Why Patrick Volkerding did not modernized Slackware?

use whatever works for you and don't start flamewars. If you actually want to ask/suggest something constructive, be more specific.

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Hi,

We are using Slackware as a server for monitoring a cluster system at our facility. I maintain this server without any problems.
We are soon getting up an FTP/SFTP/Distribution-server that will run Slackware. The servers that we maintain for our-self are running Slackware, everything else is running Red Hat Linux.

I've tried writing a constructive answer to the OP but every variation of a response indicates I'm being trolled. If you want to start a serious discussion on this please elaborate, thoughtfully, on your points. With only one post in your bag, and one of the most vague usernames possible, there's little evidence that you care enough about the subject matter to dignify considered responses.

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At the risk of feeding a possible troll or just someone who really doesn't "get it" (yet lashes out about it) let me ask you to consider this.

Do you not realize most companies turn off updates exactly because they risk the base system and for what puny gain? Do you realize there are small business still running DOS in-house? "New" does not automatically equal "Improved". Have you not noticed that a large share of Enterprise systems run on Debian Stable and NOT Testing?... and Debian Stable has many packages older than Slackware does, so what sort of "maintenance" are you talking about?. I really want to hear what "problems" you imagine.

What makes you think someone holding your hand and doing the work for you is modern, let alone better? More importantly, if that's what you prefer, why complain or even question why anyone else chooses differently?

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Unfortunately, I heard a discourse similar with the one of OP so many times in real life.

Apparently he just repeat what others told him; and I do not think that makes sense to try to explain him what we do here.


There's a saying: use the right tool for the right job.

Long story short, the Slackware was not designed specifically to be used in a Company, and IF your colleagues has this opinion about Slackware, then better hear them and use the right tool for your Company, e.g. CentOS or RHEL.

just give this thread a one start rate (terrible), and forget about it

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It is modernized all the time in Current. Then a Stable release is born. Rinse, repeat.

If you are using Slackware in a business environment and suffer from lack of maintenance or they cannot do dependency resolution, you need to hire a new IT staff or use a different distro as has been suggested like Debian or CentOS.

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Seems like one post flame-war provocateur. I wonder why I even respond to this at all

I can periodically see some one-poster newbies raising controversial topics and I am really surprised how big audience is triggered by them. Maybe some people just want to keep the fire burning

If I would be a newbie I definitely would not create a thread like this (in my first post)...

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Furthermore, the answer to the OP's question can be succinctly summarised by the quote in my signature: "Slack has a very specific focus, and it's not ease-of-use".

Most first posts are support requests. This is just trolling.

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I used to enjoy trolls, back in the 90s and early 00s. That was when they were funny, of course.

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May not be focussed on it, but it does come as a bonus

Different culture, back then people took the trouble to respond like this.

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This is hilarious :)

Quote:

Why Patrick Volkerding did not modernized Slackware?

Is this Pompous Ninja back again? Looks like his/her style of posting.

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