Softlanding Linux system
Softlanding Linux System ( SLS ) was probably the first Linux distribution that contained more than just the Linux kernel and basic applications: In addition to GNU / Linux features, there were also programs such as the X Window System and TCP / IP . It was compiled by Peter MacDonald and made available for download on August 15, 1992. At the time it was 15 disks in size , but over time it grew to over 30 disks. Interested parties without a broadband network connection could therefore also order a CD.
Initially, SLS was the most popular distribution. Due to the many bugs , the Linux community became increasingly dissatisfied with it. Two of their biggest critics were Ian Murdock and Patrick Volkerding . Murdock's frustration led him to launch the Debian project while Volkerding decided to fix the problems and expand SLS. Ultimately, he named the resulting distribution Slackware .
Individual evidence
- ^ André von Raison: Candle Flood - A look at 20 years of Linux history. In: Heise online . 2011 (iX edition 9/2011). Retrieved August 19, 2018 .; Quote: "Peter MacDonald put together the appropriate packages with his Softlanding Linux System (SLS) for the first time and thus built what is probably the first Linux distribution."
- ^ Peter MacDonald: SLS: now available (for testers). In: USENET Archives. Academia Nacional de Ciencias, archived from the original on December 3, 2013 ; Retrieved September 22, 2012 .
- ^ Peter MacDonald: SLS: A Free Linux Distribution. In: Google Groups . August 13, 1992. Retrieved August 19, 2018 .
- ^ Valerio di Giampietro: My first linux CD-ROM. Retrieved August 26, 2011 .
- ^ Ian Murdock : New release under development; suggestions requested. In: Newsgroup comp.os.linux.development . August 16, 1993. Retrieved March 21, 2009 .
- ↑ Alan Hicks et al. a .: What is Slackware? In: Slackware Linux Essentials. Retrieved March 21, 2009 .