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    Patrick Volkerding (born October 20, 1966) is the founder and maintainer of the Slackware Linux distribution. Volkerding is Slackware's "Benevolent Dictator...
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    Slackware is a Linux distribution created by Patrick Volkerding in 1993. Originally based on Softlanding Linux System (SLS), Slackware has been the basis...
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    packaging of new operating systems, especially in the Linux community. Patrick Volkerding, the project lead of Slackware Linux, invoked this design principle...
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    developed by Lennart Poettering. In a 2012 interview, Slackware's lead Patrick Volkerding expressed reservations about the systemd architecture, stating his...
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  • 1993, Patrick Volkerding cleaned up the SLS Linux distribution, releasing a newer version as Slackware. In 1994, with help from Patrick Volkerding, Slackware...
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    soon superseded by Slackware (which started as a cleanup of SLS by Patrick Volkerding) and Yggdrasil Linux/GNU/X, among others. Similarly, Ian Murdock's...
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    is used to specify these relationships. This file is provided by Patrick Volkerding and is similar to the Packages.gz file in use by Debian. Several scripts...
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    actress Steve Silberman Mark Talbott, former professional squash player Patrick Volkerding, founder and maintainer of the Slackware Linux distribution Bill Walton...
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  • SciPy Python library used for scientific and technical computing Patrick Volkerding Slackware GNU/Linux distribution Nathan Voxland Liquibase Database...
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  • Jonathan Twingley, artist, illustrator, and author Jerry verDorn, actor Patrick Volkerding, founder of Slackware Linux distribution Roland Dille (1924–2014)...
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    Dropline GNOME has been criticized by some, including Slackware creator Patrick Volkerding, for adding PAM to the system, and for replacing large system files...
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  • defunct Linux for Windows 9x distribution Paul Vixie – BIND, Cron Patrick Volkerding – original author and current maintainer of Slackware Linux Distribution...
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    Baseball player, attended and graduated from Sebeka High School. Patrick Volkerding, founder and maintainer of Slackware, is a resident of Sebeka since...
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    Retrieved 14 March 2024. Phil Hughes (April 1994). "Interview with Patrick Volkerding". Linux Journal. Jeff Tranter (September 1994). "Dialog: An Introductory...
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    July 1993 a new SLS-based distribution, Slackware, was released by Patrick Volkerding. Also dissatisfied with SLS, Ian Murdock set to create a free distribution...
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  • Hat Linux 1.0 cpio and gzip Yes ? ? ? 1 s Slackware Package .tgz Patrick Volkerding 1993 Slackware 1.0 tar and gzip Yes No No ? ? Windows Installer (also...
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  • Negativland Mojo Nixon Nick Offerman Paul Reubens Kerry Wendell Thornley Patrick Volkerding Wavy Gravy Robert Anton Wilson Frank Zappa Religion portal Comedy...
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    translated the distribution in cooperation with the Slackware founder Patrick Volkerding into German. While the core of the distribution remained Slackware...
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  • kernel.org Erin Petersen - Outercurve Foundation and Girl Develop It Patrick Volkerding - Slackware Linux Doug Cutting Sarah Mei Christine Lemmer-Webber Stefano...
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  • Enterprise Linux (RHEL) server, workstation None Inactive Slackware Patrick Volkerding dev team 1993 15.0  ? 2022-02-02 X Softlanding Linux System (SLS)...
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  • 2006) 1966 – Allan Donald, South African cricketer and coach 1966 – Patrick Volkerding, American computer scientist and engineer, founded Slackware 1967...
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  • bugs, and Patrick Volkerding's Slackware to include installer patches which weren't added to SLS, and which MacDonald wouldn't allow Volkerding to distribute...
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  • included Richard Stallman, Chris DiBona, Bruce Perens, Ian Murdock, Patrick Volkerding, Mark Shuttleworth, Nat Friedman, Ted Ts'o and Miguel de Icaza. OpenMoko...
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  • Sánchez, Felipe. "Installwatch Homepage". Retrieved 2007-07-23. Volkerding, Patrick (2007-07-19). "Slackware 12 Changelog". Retrieved 2007-07-23. Sánchez...
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