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+Alan Hicks+
Jul 2, 2012, 2:46:40 PM7/2/12
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It's that time once again everyone. Time to place your bets on the
release date of the next version of Slackware Linux. As always, one
entry per contestant. The winner is the person who picks the closest
date. Once a date has been chosen by anyone, no others may claim that
date. The winner will receive 1 BOZO point per losing contestant and a
bonus ten BOZO points if the exact correct date is chosen.
Entries valid up to one week before final release date. Contestants
must be eighteen years or older. Void where prohibited.
- --
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,
Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:5
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It's that time once again everyone. Time to place your bets on the
release date of the next version of Slackware Linux. As always, one
entry per contestant. The winner is the person who picks the closest
date. Once a date has been chosen by anyone, no others may claim that
date. The winner will receive 1 BOZO point per losing contestant and a
bonus ten BOZO points if the exact correct date is chosen.
Entries valid up to one week before final release date. Contestants
must be eighteen years or older. Void where prohibited.
- --
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,
Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:5
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Cpt (aka Cor Takken)
Jul 2, 2012, 3:03:29 PM7/2/12
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I say: 14-10-2012 / Boomtime, Bureaucracy 68, 3178 YOLD (and it will be
called 14.10 :) )
Cpt
called 14.10 :) )
Cpt
Thomas Overgaard
Jul 2, 2012, 3:17:24 PM7/2/12
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+Alan Hicks+ wrote:
> Entries valid up to one week before final release date.
>
Then i better hurry.
> Entries valid up to one week before final release date.
>
Setting Orange, Confusion 44, 3178 YOLD
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This area is designed to become quite warm during normal operation.
Auric__
Jul 2, 2012, 3:49:29 PM7/2/12
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+Alan Hicks+ wrote:
> It's that time once again everyone. Time to place your bets on the
> release date of the next version of Slackware Linux. As always, one
> entry per contestant. The winner is the person who picks the closest
> date. Once a date has been chosen by anyone, no others may claim that
> date. The winner will receive 1 BOZO point per losing contestant and a
> bonus ten BOZO points if the exact correct date is chosen.
>
> Entries valid up to one week before final release date. Contestants
> must be eighteen years or older. Void where prohibited.
Setting Orange, Confusion 49, 3178 YOLD
> It's that time once again everyone. Time to place your bets on the
> release date of the next version of Slackware Linux. As always, one
> entry per contestant. The winner is the person who picks the closest
> date. Once a date has been chosen by anyone, no others may claim that
> date. The winner will receive 1 BOZO point per losing contestant and a
> bonus ten BOZO points if the exact correct date is chosen.
>
> Entries valid up to one week before final release date. Contestants
> must be eighteen years or older. Void where prohibited.
(14 July 2012)
--
Today is a good day to rule the world.
Bud
Jul 2, 2012, 3:54:37 PM7/2/12
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Auric__ wrote:
>
> Setting Orange, Confusion 49, 3178 YOLD
> (14 July 2012)
Hmmm, 30 July 2012.
>
> Setting Orange, Confusion 49, 3178 YOLD
> (14 July 2012)
--
Bud
Henrik Carlqvist
Jul 2, 2012, 4:08:18 PM7/2/12
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Setting Orange, Bureaucracy 21, 3178 YOLD
(2012-08-28)
regards Henrik
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root@localhost postmaster@localhost
(2012-08-28)
regards Henrik
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Glyn Millington
Jul 3, 2012, 2:44:30 AM7/3/12
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Res <r...@ausics.net> writes:
> Boomtime, Confusion 56, 3178 YOLD
Sweetmorn, Confusion 50, 3268 YOLD
or St. Swithin's Day
July 15th 2012
atb
Glyn
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JFGI http://jfgi.us/
> Boomtime, Confusion 56, 3178 YOLD
Sweetmorn, Confusion 50, 3268 YOLD
or St. Swithin's Day
July 15th 2012
atb
Glyn
--
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GAFC http://slackbook.org/ The Official Source :-)
STFW http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&group=alt.os.linux.slackware
JFGI http://jfgi.us/
Kees Theunissen
Jul 3, 2012, 7:05:39 AM7/3/12
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Sweetmorn, Bureaucracy 7, 3178 YOLD
(2012-08-14)
--
Kees Theunissen.
(2012-08-14)
--
Kees Theunissen.
Grant
Jul 3, 2012, 7:17:34 AM7/3/12
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On Tue, 03 Jul 2012 07:44:30 +0100, Glyn Millington <glyn.mi...@gmail.com> wrote:
...
(August 18, 2013)
Grant.
...
>Sweetmorn, Confusion 50, 3268 YOLD
Setting Orange, Bureaucracy 11, 3178 YOLD
(August 18, 2013)
Grant.
Larry
Jul 3, 2012, 8:19:43 AM7/3/12
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Sweetmorn Confusion 55th, YOLD 3178
Larry
Larry
Loki Harfagr
Jul 3, 2012, 9:04:49 AM7/3/12
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Tue, 03 Jul 2012 21:17:34 +1000, Grant did cat :
mmh, that'd better be 2012 ;-)
Loki Harfagr
Jul 3, 2012, 9:05:30 AM7/3/12
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Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:46:40 +0000, +Alan Hicks+ did cat :
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> It's that time once again everyone. Time to place your bets on the
> release date of the next version of Slackware Linux. As always, one
...
Sweetmorn, Confusion 50, 3178 YOLD
(2012 July 15th)
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> It's that time once again everyone. Time to place your bets on the
> release date of the next version of Slackware Linux. As always, one
Sweetmorn, Confusion 50, 3178 YOLD
(2012 July 15th)
notbob
Jul 3, 2012, 10:20:33 AM7/3/12
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On 2012-07-02, +Alan Hicks+ <al...@lizella.netWORK> wrote:
>
> It's that time once again everyone. Time to place your bets on the
> release date of the next version of Slackware Linux.
I pass. Don't care cuz ain't gonna use it. Will wait fer next
>
> It's that time once again everyone. Time to place your bets on the
> release date of the next version of Slackware Linux.
version. I WILL buy it, though. Maybe even a t-shirt. Gotta support
the man. Enjoy! ;)
nb
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Stephen Edwards
Jul 3, 2012, 10:40:47 AM7/3/12
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+Alan Hicks+ wrote:
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> It's that time once again everyone. Time to place your bets on the
> release date of the next version of Slackware Linux. As always, one
Slackware is unique, in my opinion, in that everything within the OS
itself works so well, that I do not anticipate new releases so much.
I don't mean to rail on other Linux distributions, but for example,
with Debian, when Squeeze 6.0.5 was released, I dreaded it because
I was thinking "oh great, what did they break this time?" (and yes,
they did break a few things (booting with LILO, for one))
With Slackware, new releases often trigger a reaction of "Oh, cool,
I'll have to pick that up when I get a chance," without the sense
of urgency of needing to do so to fix a problem.
--
Stephen Edwards -- qrnqc...@tznvy.pbz
Enterprise Network Analy^H^H^H^H^H Punching Bag
"It ain't the fall that gets you... it's the
sudden stop at the bottom." - Richard B. Riddick
Martin
Jul 3, 2012, 3:01:55 PM7/3/12
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On 07/02/2012 08:46 PM, +Alan Hicks+ wrote:
> It's that time once again everyone.
I say Boomtime, Bureaucracy 43, 3178 YOLD, hoping for a few more
> It's that time once again everyone.
upgrades and a period of stabilization. ;)
Grant
Jul 4, 2012, 2:23:41 AM7/4/12
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Grant.
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Aragorn
Jul 5, 2012, 2:43:37 AM7/5/12
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On Thursday 05 July 2012 04:30, Red Blade conveyed the following to
alt.os.linux.slackware...
> On 3 Jul 2012 14:20:33 GMT, notbob wrote:
>
>> On 2012-07-02, +Alan Hicks+ <al...@lizella.netWORK> wrote:
>>>
>>> It's that time once again everyone. Time to place your bets on the
>>> release date of the next version of Slackware Linux.
>>
>> I pass. Don't care cuz ain't gonna use it. Will wait fer next
>> version. I WILL buy it, though. Maybe even a t-shirt. Gotta
>> support the man. Enjoy! ;)
>
> I've been waiting a very long time.
>
> I bought Windows 7 at some point to replace my XP dual boot, [...
Well, nobody's perfect, I guess. :p
> ...] but never put back Slackware 13.37, because I needed an updated
> kernel [...
Why? Not that there aren't any good reasons, but the question is
specifically about why /you/ needed that updated kernel.
> ...] - I had the latest kernel 2.6 version, but the 3.0 series was
> out and I wasn't about to risk messing the whole system up with it.
The 3.x.x-series of kernels isn't anything special compared to 2.6.x.x.
The version was simply bumped because Linux turned 20 years old last
year.
That said, the simplest path would simply have been to download and
unpack the new sources in your $HOME, run...
make oldconfig
... and then check the kernel configuration again with...
make menuconfig
... or...
make xconfig
... and then run...
make && make modules_install && make install
> Just curious, how is Pat going to deal with the Mozilla
> rolling-release stuff? It did get annoying at times waiting for new
> Firefox/Thunderbird packages from Pat, but now there's the
> rolling-release and I'd wonder how that would work with the next
> Slackware release.
Presumably Pat will simply follow the modus operandi of the other
distributions, which is to supply the Mozilla flavor packages du jour on
the installation media and supply the newer releases among the normal
updates.
You can always fetch the packages from the Mozilla website. After all,
if there is any distribution where you can compile just about everything
and make install just about every add-on, then it's Slackware.
--
= Aragorn =
(registered GNU/Linux user #223157)
alt.os.linux.slackware...
> On 3 Jul 2012 14:20:33 GMT, notbob wrote:
>
>> On 2012-07-02, +Alan Hicks+ <al...@lizella.netWORK> wrote:
>>>
>>> It's that time once again everyone. Time to place your bets on the
>>> release date of the next version of Slackware Linux.
>>
>> I pass. Don't care cuz ain't gonna use it. Will wait fer next
>> version. I WILL buy it, though. Maybe even a t-shirt. Gotta
>> support the man. Enjoy! ;)
>
>
> I bought Windows 7 at some point to replace my XP dual boot, [...
Well, nobody's perfect, I guess. :p
> ...] but never put back Slackware 13.37, because I needed an updated
> kernel [...
Why? Not that there aren't any good reasons, but the question is
specifically about why /you/ needed that updated kernel.
> ...] - I had the latest kernel 2.6 version, but the 3.0 series was
> out and I wasn't about to risk messing the whole system up with it.
The 3.x.x-series of kernels isn't anything special compared to 2.6.x.x.
The version was simply bumped because Linux turned 20 years old last
year.
That said, the simplest path would simply have been to download and
unpack the new sources in your $HOME, run...
make oldconfig
... and then check the kernel configuration again with...
make menuconfig
... or...
make xconfig
... and then run...
make && make modules_install && make install
> Just curious, how is Pat going to deal with the Mozilla
> rolling-release stuff? It did get annoying at times waiting for new
> Firefox/Thunderbird packages from Pat, but now there's the
> rolling-release and I'd wonder how that would work with the next
> Slackware release.
Presumably Pat will simply follow the modus operandi of the other
distributions, which is to supply the Mozilla flavor packages du jour on
the installation media and supply the newer releases among the normal
updates.
You can always fetch the packages from the Mozilla website. After all,
if there is any distribution where you can compile just about everything
and make install just about every add-on, then it's Slackware.
--
= Aragorn =
(registered GNU/Linux user #223157)
Groksplynk
Jul 12, 2012, 4:10:29 PM7/12/12
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On Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:46:40 +0000, +Alan Hicks+ - wrote:
>
> It's that time once again everyone. Time to place your bets on the
> release date of the next version of Slackware Linux.
>
September 13, 2012
>
> It's that time once again everyone. Time to place your bets on the
> release date of the next version of Slackware Linux.
>
--
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does!
- from a slashdot.org post
Michael Black
Jul 12, 2012, 7:37:23 PM7/12/12
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> On Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:46:40 +0000, +Alan Hicks+ - wrote:
>
>
> It's that time once again everyone. Time to place your bets on the
> release date of the next version of Slackware Linux.
>
Nagasaki got bombed in 1945).
Is that Sweetmorn, Bureaucracy 2, 3178 YOLD?
Michael
+Alan Hicks+
Oct 1, 2012, 12:56:02 PM10/1/12
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On 2012-07-02, +Alan Hicks+ <al...@lizella.netWORK> wrote:
> It's that time once again everyone.
And once again it's time for the results of this release's contest. We
had a limited number of entrants this year[0] so the winnings are a
little low, but I'd like to thank everyone for playing. Now without
further ado, onto the results!
====================================
07/09/2012 Thomas Overgaard
07/14/2012 Auric__
07/15/2012 Loki Harfagr
07/15/2102 Glyn Millington
07/20/2012 Larry
07/30/2012 Bud
08/09/2012 Michael Black
08/14/2012 Kees Theunissen
08/18/2012 Grant
08/28/2012 Henrik Carlqvist
09/13/2012 Groksplynk
09/19/2012 Martin
10/14/2012 Cpt (aka Cor Takken)
====================================
And here's the information from the Changelog
=============================================
Wed Sep 26 01:10:42 UTC 2012
Slackware 14.0 x86_64 stable is released!
=============================================
Congratulations to Martin and STBY[1] to everyone else! Martin proudly
proclaimed his guess in Discordian dates and wins the coveted double
prize for a total of 24 BOZO points!
See you next year for Slackware 14.1!
[0] I'm glad Joost didn't chime in this time with his crazy Mayan,
Aztec, Incan, or Jewish calendars.
[1] Sucks To Be You
- --
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,
Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:5
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Joost Kremers
Oct 1, 2012, 3:09:13 PM10/1/12
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+Alan Hicks+ wrote:
> [0] I'm glad Joost didn't chime in this time with his crazy Mayan,
> Aztec, Incan, or Jewish calendars.
yeah, right. you'd have *loved* the opportunity to disqualify me. ;-)
> [0] I'm glad Joost didn't chime in this time with his crazy Mayan,
> Aztec, Incan, or Jewish calendars.
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Martin
Oct 1, 2012, 4:03:15 PM10/1/12
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On 10/01/2012 06:56 PM, +Alan Hicks+ wrote:
>
> Congratulations to Martin and STBY[1] to everyone else! Martin proudly
> proclaimed his guess in Discordian dates and wins the coveted double
> prize for a total of 24 BOZO points!
YAY!!! My secret: mad skillz!
>
> Congratulations to Martin and STBY[1] to everyone else! Martin proudly
> proclaimed his guess in Discordian dates and wins the coveted double
> prize for a total of 24 BOZO points!
Btw, with those BOZO points I'm allowed to flame people, right?
> See you next year for Slackware 14.1!
Peter Chant
Oct 1, 2012, 4:17:46 PM10/1/12
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Joost Kremers wrote:
> +Alan Hicks+ wrote:
>> [0] I'm glad Joost didn't chime in this time with his crazy Mayan,
>> Aztec, Incan, or Jewish calendars.
>
> yeah, right. you'd have *loved* the opportunity to disqualify me. ;-)
Egyptian wandering year?
> +Alan Hicks+ wrote:
>> [0] I'm glad Joost didn't chime in this time with his crazy Mayan,
>> Aztec, Incan, or Jewish calendars.
>
> yeah, right. you'd have *loved* the opportunity to disqualify me. ;-)
--
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+Alan Hicks+
Oct 10, 2012, 1:55:15 PM10/10/12
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On 2012-10-01, Martin <n...@spam.invalid> wrote:
> Btw, with those BOZO points I'm allowed to flame people, right?
Absolutely. They are the equivilant of medieval Catholic indulgences.
> Btw, with those BOZO points I'm allowed to flame people, right?
In other words my son, go and sin some more.
- --
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,
Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:5
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