Slackware Linux Documentation
I've been using Slackware Linux
since November 1997, and I love it like
no other. I've tried other distros a little, and have done quite
a bit with Red Hat at work, but nothing quite does it for me like the
Slack. Maybe it's because it was the first commercial Linux
distribution, and the first one that I successfully installed.
Maybe it's because Slackware doesn't try too hard to be user-friendly;
it doesn't attempt to hide the complexities of the underlying system,
so I never feel like something is being hidden from me. Maybe
it's the connection to the Church
of the Subgenius. Maybe I'm just a pretentious
nonconformist. Whatever the reasons, I've written up a thing or
two during my adventures with my favourite OS of all time; why hose
your system when I've already done it for you?
If your questions aren't answered by any of my docs, you may find
enlightenment at The Linux Documentation
Project.
In August 2003 at LinuxWorld I got to meet one of my idols, Patrick
Volkerding, who has maintained Slackware Linux more or less
single-handedly since 1993. The day I met him I just happened to
be wearing my Slackware T-shirt, but didn't have my camera with me --
d'oh! Oh well, I knew better the next day and stalked him until I
had him cornered. He's a really nice guy and put up with my
bowing and groveling with surprising tolerance.
This will be a day long
remembered. Mr. Volkerding is on the left.