One is the world's oldest Linux distro, the other isn't Linux at all. Each delivers superb stability - let's compare.

I was thinking about gentoo linux, and it seems nice, but I've been using Slackware since 1998, and feel pretty attached. Slackware is a nice distribution, but I would like the benefits of compiling ...

Hi, I'm using Slackware 9 for a file server (SAMBA) and I need to lock down this PC. A lot of ports are open that I don't know how to close. Also, there is no firewall working.<BR><BR>The ports open ...

I am old. I have been working with Unix for a long time. In fact, at the end of a recent job interview one of the participants said to me "It's interesting, you have more years of Unix experience than ...