The Slackware Linux Project has released their version 12.2 distribution. Every time I do something with Slackware it brings back a lot of memories... going to Usenix conferences 10+ years ago, and ...

If you started using GNU/Linux in the last 10 years or so, there’s a very good chance your first distribution was Ubuntu. But despite what you may have heard on some of the elitist Linux message ...

Being first doesn’t guarantee success in the technology industry. Remember the Netscape browser? Still, it can have its advantages, such as a different or unique approach to things. Such is the case ...

Hi,<P>I was wondering if you guys know of any good Slackware resources for newbies? Particularly any websites, or any books that you would recommend. I've been hearing that for Slackware, you get to ...

I am old. I have been working with Unix for a long time. In fact, at the end of a recent job interview one of the participants said to me "It's interesting, you have more years of Unix experience than ...

Gentoo and Arch Linux require advanced technical skills and demand manual installations and updates. Slackware lacks automation and graphical tools for beginners ...

One of the biggest ongoing challenges for Linux advocates has always been that there is such a paucity of data available to demonstrate the preferences of the people who are actually using the free ...

Matt Asay is a veteran technology columnist who has written for CNET, ReadWrite, and other tech media. Asay has also held a variety of executive roles with leading mobile and big data software ...