Softlanding Linux System
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Softlanding Linux System (SLS) was an early Linux distribution founded by Peter MacDonald in May, 1992.[1]
SLS was the first release to offer a comprehensive Linux distribution containing more than the Linux kernel and basic utilities, including TCP/IP and the X Window System.[2]
History [edit]
SLS was the most popular Linux distribution at the time, but it was considered to be rather buggy by its users. It was soon superseded by Slackware (which started as a cleanup of SLS by Patrick Volkerding) and Yggdrasil Linux, among others.
Similarly Ian Murdock's frustration with SLS led him to create the Debian project.[3]
References [edit]
- ^ GNU/Linux Distribution Timeline, version 11.4 by A. Lundqvist, D. Rodic
- ^ Berlich, Ruediger (April 2001). "ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT... The early history of Linux, Part 2, Re: distribution". LinuxUser. Retrieved 16 April 2013. "This was followed shortly after by the Softlanding Linux System (SLS), founded by Peter McDonald, which was the first comprehensive distribution to contain elements such as X and TCP/IP,..."
- ^ Murdock, Ian A. (16 August 1993). "NNTP Subject: New release under development; suggestions requested". Retrieved 2007-08-17.
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