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FSF Campaign on Secure/Restricted Boot
Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:19:12 GMT
Another important campaign over at the Free Software Foundation, a new security feature that Microsoft are pushing for PCs marked as Windows 8 compatible could lock you out from installing any alternative OS.
Alternatives including GNU/Linux distros like Debian, Slackware or Ubuntu and really really alternative OS choices like Haiku, ReactOS and FreeDOS. All projects I have a special love for.
Implemented correctly this doesn't have to screw people over, so the FSF are rallying people to raise awareness of the issue and make the community voice heard by the hardware manufacturers.
Please take the time to have a read of the link below, and if you give a fuck, please sign.
Slackware 12.2 Released
Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:21:46 GMT
An updated version of Slackware was released yesterday, Slackware 12.2.
The UNIX-y, Subgenius Linux Distro continues to do things the simple way.
Slackware 12.1 released
Sat, 03 May 2008 10:17:15 GMT
A new version of Slack is out now, Slackware 12.1.
I'm downloading now for a looksee.
slackware-12.1-install-dvd.torrent
I first tried out Slackware in 1999, loved it and stayed with it as my main OS until last year.
Currently I use Ubuntu on my laptop and Debian on the desktop, that doubles up as LAN file server and webserver.
On Slackware vs Debian
Slackware is cleaner and simpler to understand, but Debian has apt/aptitude and those huge repositories of packaged software.
Either way both distros are an excellent choice.
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