Journal Slackware : Patrick Volkerding, le fondateur, se retire du projet !!

Slackware : Patrick Volkerding, le fondateur, se retire du projet !!

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Posted by: mRgOBLIN
Thu Apr 1 00:10:53 2004

Slackware Founder announces retirement!!!

In a press statement today Founder and sole developer of the Slackware Linux operating system "Patrick Volkerding", announced his retirement. "Volkerding" states that the next release of Slackware (codenamed "Porch swing") will in fact be the last. Unfortunately the highly anticipated Linux 2.6 kernel based release, previously codenamed "Terrapin station" has been cancelled. When we asked "Patrick" why he was giving up he replied:

In these days of flashy installers and dependancy checking, nobody seems to want a simple reliable system that just works..." "I Need A Miracle!" or perhaps some "Young Blood" to take over this "Masterpiece" but I still feel "She Belongs To Me". "Even so" "Me & My Uncle" will be "Playin' In The Band"...

Yes, it seems that "Volkerding" is taking up a career in music, and is about to start touring with a band called "Banjo Bob and the X-men". Apparently this is a 6 piece banjo band that wear spandex pyjamas and do Greatful Dead covers.

Meanwhile the future of Slackware may be left out in "The Cold Rain And Snow".

mRgOBLIN