I just got "broken wind" of the bad news. Of course Slackware has
more going for it than "they" realize.
I started reading the posts on the web forum, and on my slow access
line I could not even keep up with new posts coming in. I would
like to see all of Slackware stay together in whatever solution is
worked out for the future. The PayPal solution has been mentioned
as one approach to keeping things rolling, and I like that idea.
Too bad SEC rules don't allow "insta-IPO" on even a small scale, as
otherwise I am sure there would be hundreds of people wanting to make
their tiny little investment in a new company.
> Today I was laid off. I'm no longer a paid employee working on Slackware.
> I am still part of the core development team and I'll be continuing the
> SPARC port, so you don't have to worry about that going away.
>
> Official CD sets of the SPARC port won't be made, but I'm considering
> making them here and mailing them out for those that want them. Would
> anyone be interested in that? I'm thinking a two disc set (bootable
> install and source). I have a PayPal account that people could use to pay
> for the service. I was also thinking about selling the CD sets for each
> release, but also monthly -current snapshots for those that want to live
> on the edge. Maybe keep a subscription service for that.
>
> The money would go to pay for shipping, media costs, and to support the
> development of Slackware on the SPARC platform.
>
> If anyone is interested in this, let me know.
>
> --
> David Cantrell | david@slackware.com
> KG6CII | Slackware Linux Project
>
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