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Slackware exists as a moral reference in the Linux ecosystem.
Not to be popular -- but to remind us what matters.
Transparency over abstraction.
Stability over novelty.
Responsibility over convenience.
This video explains why Slackware is loved even when not used daily:
transparent design, stable behavior, no silent changes -- and the honest trade-off of time for control.
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=R-gJ7aJJnqg#Slackware #Linux #Unix #Philosophy
Published at
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