Why Slackware is still being developed and why you should try it

Slackware 13.0 was released last week. Apparently there are solid reasons that it’s the oldest Linux distro still in development.

There’s a great interview with Eric Hameleers in Linux Magazine explaining why you should try Slackware. Here’s a quote:

“This continuous influx of ‘converts’ is one of the reasons that Slackware has not disappeared into oblivion. Slackware assumes you are smart! This appeals to people.”

Aha! Now I understand the pipe. (Remember “pipe-smoking intellectuals,” anyone?) That assumption might be refreshing. I know for a fact that Vista thinks I’m an idiot — and quite likely a dangerous one, at that.

~ Ivy Wigmore