On Tue, Jul 08, 2008 at 11:25:58PM -0400, Robert G. Brown wrote: > > Wikipedia has at least one article on the history of linux and talks > about the very first distros -- there were two or three that were close > to simultaneous, although the VERY first ones were very thin indeed. > SLS (later Slackware) was one of the first, but not quite THE first. It > was probably the first "complete" distribution, or close to it. > > IIRC, SLS was fewer floppies that Slackware, but Slackware was arguably > easier to install and worked better (as one would expect). And it had > more, better packages. > > rgb
Hi, OK, here is your linux history buff quiz. We all know Patrick V. was the technical spirit of slackware. Who was the original sales and marketing wizard for slackware? (smiles ;) Thanks, Karen -- Karen Shaeffer Neuralscape, Palo Alto, Ca. 94306 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.neuralscape.com _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
