[Techtalk] Debian v. Slackware

Leslie leslie at freakybutt.net
Tue Nov 6 23:48:51 EST 2001


I'm currently reading through the posts on slashdot regarding 
slackware, and alot of them feel that slackware is in no way going 
to die. I see slackware as being around for awhile, or at least I 
hope so since I love it so much. :-)

- Leslie

> Basically it seems that Slashdot is biased towards Debian and of 
> course Slackware is biased to Slackware. So no matter who you talk 
> to they are going to find things about the other that they do not 
> like. Personally I wouldn't take what slashdot says too seriously, 
I 
> don't even read their website. 
> 
> Here is the URL to the message threads on slackware.com that 
relate 
> to the slackware dying issue posted on slashdot.com.
> 
> http://www.slackware.com/forum/read.php?f=5&i=16239&t=16239
> 
> Go through and take a look form your own opinion.
> 
> - Leslie
> 
> 
> 
> > > tried Debian and didn't like it much at all. I was looking for 
> the
> > > article you are talkin about but I am unable to find it. I
> > 
> > I think this is probably it:
> > 
> > Is Slackware Fading Away?
> > http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/10/29/0010225&mode=thread
> > 
> > -- 
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> > 
> > Before you begin, consider ... The Net Effect
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> > (251) 433-0196
> > 
> > 
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