Unfortunately it was while Peter was busy working on inventing kernel
modules that SLS sat online for a few months full of bugs and not getting any updates.
Patrick decided to take the leap to separate Slackware from SLS after MacDonald suggested that
Slackware was infringing on his copyrights (despite the only license on the SLS code saying,
???Distribute freely; do not restrict???).
Q: So, what did you do?
A: I promised Peter that I would write a new installer for Slackware instead of using a modified
SLS one, and that the new installer would be the next change made to Slackware online.
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Q: Did the great success of Slackware from the get-go surprise you?
A: Absolutely. I knew it worked better than the other distributions that were out at the time,
but I didn??™t expect the kind of mass exodus from SLS that occurred.
Q: What kind of person is attracted to Slackware over other Linux distros?
A: It seems to attract the kind of users who want to configure software the old-fashioned
way (using a text editor), and who don??™t want a lot of unnecessary things running in the
background. I try to compile software with as few of my own changes as possible, which
also makes it pretty easy to update things from source if you decide to go that route.
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