new slack

[CBM64]

when next slackware ???

[bad sector]

Post by CBM64
when next slackware ???

https://www.patreon.com/slackwarelinux

[King Beowulf]

Post by CBM64
when next slackware ???

The young ones are just so darn cute....

[CBM64]

Post by King Beowulf
The young ones are just so darn cute....

?

I did not get it

[Lew Pitcher]

Post by CBM64

Post by King Beowulf
The young ones are just so darn cute....

?
I did not get it

Like the ancient commercial for a California wine
("Paul Masson will sell no wine before its time"),
Slackware will publish no release before its time

Those of us who have gone through multiple release cycles have learned to
just sit and wait.

If you are so inclined, send Slackware some money (Pat Volkerding's
patreon account would be the place these days); that might speed things
up a bit.

[f6k]

hello

Post by Lew Pitcher
If you are so inclined, send Slackware some money (Pat Volkerding's
patreon account would be the place these days); that might speed things
up a bit.

yes please, anyone who can, send money to Patrick Volkerding; i'm sure
plenty of happy slackers have some extra dollars to send. if so, be
kind, and help the infrastructure and this great work!

but please, anyone, don't say that money will "speed things". since
when virtual/paper money actually helped to speed anything? it's just
"money", it doesn't make people stronger, more efficient, more
healthier, or extend the days so you have more time with your family.
it help, in many ways, but it doesn't speed things at all. plus, after
all this time, if anyone knows the story of slackware, i'm sure Patrick
Volkerding, and the DevTeam, don't do it for money.

money is important since we live in the world we're living in, but
don't put money as a lever to speed some slackware release. i've read
so many times "send money, and it'll go faster" but that's not true.

we need to send money to help because slackware is an old community ran
by an ordinary team/man whose work resonates all over the world. so,
yes, sending money helps them/him to bear the loads.

we all read about the slackware store issue (to say the least) some
years ago. but even that didn't stop Patrick Volkerding and the team
to hang on. even in those dark times, they continued the hard work.

yes, send money, it's important, but anyone who's reading this, don't
expect a slackware new realease before "it's time". it's not ubuntu
company here, nor debian worldwide association. it's just a handle of
good people making the best they can because they think it is good for
the common good and, hopefully, they have fun making it!

[Lew Pitcher]

Post by f6k
hello

Post by Lew Pitcher
If you are so inclined, send Slackware some money (Pat Volkerding's
patreon account would be the place these days); that might speed things
up a bit.

yes please, anyone who can, send money to Patrick Volkerding; i'm sure
plenty of happy slackers have some extra dollars to send. if so, be
kind, and help the infrastructure and this great work!
but please, anyone, don't say that money will "speed things".

[snip]

Yes, sorry. I meant that Slackware is essentially a one-man-shop, which
means that there's little parallelism in the work. Sending Slackware some
money would let Pat "optimize his workforce" a bit, which might help
speed the process along a bit.

Post by f6k
yes, send money, it's important, but anyone who's reading this, don't
expect a slackware new realease before "it's time". it's not ubuntu
company here, nor debian worldwide association. it's just a handle of
good people making the best they can because they think it is good for
the common good and, hopefully, they have fun making it!

Exactly. Slackware is good /because/ of the extra care that Pat V and
crew put into it's making. I'd rather not joggle their collective elbows.

[f6k]

hello,

Post by Lew Pitcher

Post by f6k
hello

Post by Lew Pitcher
If you are so inclined, send Slackware some money (Pat Volkerding's
patreon account would be the place these days); that might speed things
up a bit.

yes please, anyone who can, send money to Patrick Volkerding; i'm sure
plenty of happy slackers have some extra dollars to send. if so, be
kind, and help the infrastructure and this great work!
but please, anyone, don't say that money will "speed things".

[snip]
Yes, sorry. I meant that Slackware is essentially a one-man-shop, which
means that there's little parallelism in the work. Sending Slackware some
money would let Pat "optimize his workforce" a bit, which might help
speed the process along a bit.

no, please, don't be sorry Lew. that message wasn't meant for you. i
really hope you weren't upset by my post.

again, this message was just a reaction of something i read so often in
the FOSS communities ("if you're not happy, just send money"; which is
a great punch line, i have to admit). but i'd love that newcomers
understand directly, out of the blue, that Slackware, as big as it is,
as famous as it is, is just a real human, community effort.

i guess i'm just some kind of old idealist :)

my sincere apologies if i hurted feelings with my previous post.

best regards,

-f6k

[Lew Pitcher]

Post by f6k
hello,

Post by Lew Pitcher

Post by f6k
hello

Post by Lew Pitcher
If you are so inclined, send Slackware some money (Pat Volkerding's
patreon account would be the place these days); that might speed
things up a bit.

yes please, anyone who can, send money to Patrick Volkerding; i'm sure
plenty of happy slackers have some extra dollars to send. if so, be
kind, and help the infrastructure and this great work!
but please, anyone, don't say that money will "speed things".

[snip]
Yes, sorry. I meant that Slackware is essentially a one-man-shop, which
means that there's little parallelism in the work. Sending Slackware
some money would let Pat "optimize his workforce" a bit, which might
help speed the process along a bit.

no, please, don't be sorry Lew. that message wasn't meant for you. i
really hope you weren't upset by my post.

Not in the least. We both seem to be saying the same thing. :-)

Post by f6k
again, this message was just a reaction of something i read so often in
the FOSS communities ("if you're not happy, just send money"; which is a
great punch line, i have to admit). but i'd love that newcomers
understand directly, out of the blue, that Slackware, as big as it is,
as famous as it is, is just a real human, community effort.
i guess i'm just some kind of old idealist :)

You and me, both, brother.

Post by f6k
my sincere apologies if i hurted feelings with my previous post.

No offence meant, and none taken.

Post by f6k
best regards,

Luck be with you,

[f6k]

Post by Lew Pitcher
Luck be with you,

<3

[Ted Heise]

On Tue, 3 Nov 2020 20:52:02 -0000 (UTC),

Post by Lew Pitcher
If you are so inclined, send Slackware some money (Pat
Volkerding's patreon account would be the place these days)...

Done. I've been meaning to do it for the longest time, and had
just let it slide. Thanks for the nudge on this, Lew.

[bad sector]

Post by Ted Heise
On Tue, 3 Nov 2020 20:52:02 -0000 (UTC),

Post by Lew Pitcher
If you are so inclined, send Slackware some money (Pat
Volkerding's patreon account would be the place these days)...

Done. I've been meaning to do it for the longest time, and had
just let it slide. Thanks for the nudge on this, Lew.
--

Back on my Amiga-1000 I had just managed to connect
to compuserve and immediately stumbled on a comment
from a swedish guy that went something like this:

"well, I run an x486 on my DIY pc clone with Slackware
linux and the internet and I can do anything I want with
these for free"

Never forgot those words, I didn't know what a 486 was,
or a pc clone, or Slackware linux or the internet for that
matter ..but soon found out, and they changed everything
for me. Alas, being a lazy puke I soon went over to Suse
which had just forked off Slackware, making for the second
mistake of my life (no offense intended). Patreon lets us
return a part of what we got.

[Ralph Kane]

Post by CBM64
when next slackware ???

When Pat sez so