V. Dorokhin
2019-03-20 19:27:21 UTC
This is just a rant - read at your own peril.
The fact is, it is coming up to three years since Slackware 14.2
was released. Although it is true that 14.2 has been (and still is)
updated on a regular basis, the fact is that its age is beginning to
show, in that some software requires more recent versions of core
utilities libraries than those available under 14.2, if one is going to
be able to build said software. And it is not clear when (or even if) a
new Slackware release will be put out.
While I understand (and share) the principle that it is better to
have a system that is stable, while eschewing the latest and greatest, it
also true that one wants to have a reasonably modern, up to date, system.
Slackware still is so - but maybe not for much longer now. For a number
of reasons, I will soon be upgrading my systems - and, uch to my dismay,
I am not sure whether it will make sense for me to stay with Slackware.
For, answering my own question, I am beginning to feel concerned about
Slackware's future.
The fact is, it is coming up to three years since Slackware 14.2
was released. Although it is true that 14.2 has been (and still is)
updated on a regular basis, the fact is that its age is beginning to
show, in that some software requires more recent versions of core
utilities libraries than those available under 14.2, if one is going to
be able to build said software. And it is not clear when (or even if) a
new Slackware release will be put out.
While I understand (and share) the principle that it is better to
have a system that is stable, while eschewing the latest and greatest, it
also true that one wants to have a reasonably modern, up to date, system.
Slackware still is so - but maybe not for much longer now. For a number
of reasons, I will soon be upgrading my systems - and, uch to my dismay,
I am not sure whether it will make sense for me to stay with Slackware.
For, answering my own question, I am beginning to feel concerned about
Slackware's future.