I really wish that I was born early so I’ve could witness the early years of Linux. What was it like being there when a kernel was released that would power multiple OSes and, best of all, for free?

I want know about everything: software, hardware, games, early community, etc.

      • ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.comEnglish
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        1 day ago

        There is no formal issue tracking system and no official procedure to become a code contributor or developer. The project does not maintain a public code repository. Bug reports and contributions, while being essential to the project, are managed in an informal way. All the final decisions about what is going to be included in a Slackware release strictly remain with Slackware’s benevolent dictator for life, Patrick Volkerding.

        • Jess@lemmy.world
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          1 day ago

          That’s just the way things were done back then. Slack has been around long enough that that’s just the way it is.

        • 4z01235@lemmy.world
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          1 day ago

          That doesn’t make the source code proprietary or non-open, it just means it isn’t a community driven project.

          • superkret@feddit.org
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            1 day ago

            It is a community-driven project, but there is no structured way to join.
            You can become a member of the community when Patrick Volkerding or one of the lead devs ask you.
            I’ve been in contact with them for a while and ultimately decided against contributing.
            They acted too much like old men when you step on their lawn, and I don’t see the point in this distro anymore, apart from it being a blast from the past.
            Literally everything it does is done better by others now.