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Whether you’ve got HughesNet or DSL you probably haven’t heard of Slackware unless you’re a developer. The operating system is the best kept secret on the web and we’ve got a few “bet you didn’t knows” to test your tech-knowledge. Here are some Slackware Facts:
Slackware is one of the first free operating systems built specifically for the Linux platform and it’s one of the oldest being maintained to this day.
Patrick Volderking is the brain behind Slackware and he’s only in his mid-50s. He calls himself the “Slackware Benevolent Dictator for Life” and he actually got his undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota.
The name Slackware came about when the creators decided to work on it with no commitments or obligations – it became a side project that blossomed into a full-time endeavor. The pursuit of slack is a widely-known tenant of the Church of Subgenius.
In 1999 Slackware versions jumped from number 4 to number 7 in an attempt to keep up with the numbering system of Linux itself. Volderking didn’t want the OS to seem outdated by comparison.

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