[PLUG] Slackware 8.1 is out

[AthlonRob]

According to those who have been able to get it already, Slackware RC3 as of
6-16-02 is 8.1, release.  :-)

ftp.eunet.be has ISOs dated the 15th, but if you check the changelogs, there
were mainly just some RAID issues worked out there.

ftp.slackware.at/data has been reported to be a very fast mirror... one guy
is reporting 300KB/sec off it.

Slackware, for those who don't know... it the 'oldest commercial linux
distro' ... if you're used to RedHat or Mandrake, it is a bit different.
More of a do-it-yourself-so-you-know-it-is-right kinda distro.  The main
selling point for me was the lack of RPMs (although you can install some
RPMs... not recommended) and the BSD-style init.

I've been running 8.1 Beta 2 on an old laptop since it was released.  It's
been working wonderfully, I only found a few small problems which Pat worked
out before I was even able to report them to him.

Rob


----- Original Message -----
From: AthlonRob
To: plug at lists.pdxlinux.org
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 8:41 PM
Subject: [PLUG] Slackware 8.1 is out


If anybody is interested, Pat released Slackware 8.1 earlier today.  I'm
currently trying to figure out of my favorite mirror is up to date or not
(it is if Pat didn't make any new changes today... the slackware ftp server
is a bit overloaded, as you might expect)...

So I'll let y'all know what I find out.  :-)

You can always purchase it at store.slackware.com.

Rob